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try square

A carpenter's tool consisting of a ruled metal straightedge set at right angles to a straight piece, used for measuring and marking square work.

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try square

(Tools) a device for testing or laying out right angles, usually consisting of a metal blade fixed at right angles to a wooden handle

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try′ square`

a device for testing squareness or for laying out right angles, consisting of a pair of straightedges fixed at right angles to one another.

[1875–80]

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try square - a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece

set square - a try square with an adjustable sliding head

square - a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"

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You're probably going to need to cut the last board in the row, so mark it with your try square, pop on your goggles and carefully cut it to size.

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Mark it with a try square and saw, with the finished surface facing up.

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Hardpoint saws incorporate a 90 and 45 degree handle so they can be used to mark timber etc for cutting, though not as accurately as with a try square.

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Using a try square and pencil, draw a line across the last plank, level with the end of the previous one.

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To replace just part of a floorboard, prise it out enough to enable you to slide a thin strip of wood underneath (widthwise) and then mark where you want to cut, ensuring it's above the centre of a joist, using a pencil and try square. Cut it with a tenon saw, taking care not to saw into any of the neighbouring boards.

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For handles with two holes, adjust a try square to the center point and scribe the horizontal handle line.

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* A try square or tri square is an L-shaped tool used as a guide for pencil markings of cuts and to check the edges and ends of boards to see if they are square.