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

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bevel square

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 Roger Thompson Finlay

It will be necessary to have a bevel square to use in marking off the slopes and for testing them.

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

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 James Slough Zerbe

Set a bevel square to an angle of 45°.

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

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 Roger Thompson Finlay