CARPENTERS SQUARE 300X200X2.0 CARBON STEEL

Material: Carbon steel
Blade length:
300mm
Tongue length: 200mm
Thickness: 2.0mm
Angle: 90°

Application:

The Carpenter’s square is also known as a steel square and it is used for
measurements, especially right angles. The square consists of a long arm and and a shorter one that are
perpendicular to each other at exactly 90°.

The long arm is referred as the blade of the square and the
shorter arm is referred to as the tongue when the carpenter’s
square is being used in timber frame joinery.

The Carpenter’s square is used for:

• The laying out of rafters according to a rafter table.
• The laying out of treads and risers on a stringer when staircases
  are being framed.
• Measuring and marking out mortise and tenons in timber frame joinery.

NOTE:
The Carpenter’s square is a measuring instrument and care should be taken when
storing and handling the square.