bevel square

American  

noun

1. an adjustable tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles and for testing the accuracy of surfaces worked to a slope.

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bevel square British  

noun

1. a woodworker's square with an adjustable arm that can be set to mark out an angle or to check the slope of a surface

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Etymology

Origin of bevel square

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

The Professor had prepared an adjustable bevel square, which was simply two legs hinged together at one end, by means of a set screw, like a compass.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

Set a bevel square to an angle of 45°.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

This will necessitate care in mortising and tenoning the side rails so as to get good fits for the shoulders The bevel square will be needed in laying out the shoulders of the tenons.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

For the present, with only a single instrument, the bevel square, we must be content to make our calculations exactly at midday, when the shadow points due south.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

This can be done by using a bevel square, and holding it so one limb will show the boring angle.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough