This section is from the "Elementary Woodwork" book, by Frank Henry Selden. Also available from Amazon: Elementary Woodwork for Use in Manual Training Classes.
The carpenter's steel square (Fig. 197) is required by the young woodworker when cutting up stock, setting the tee bevel and for testing large pieces of work. The blades may also be used as straight edges. The small steel square with a 12 inch blade is very useful for small work. Do not be content to test one corner of a chair or frame, but apply the square in a variety of positions whenever possible.

 
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