Bevel square


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

Carpentry for Boys J. S. Zerbe
Mission Furniture H. H. Windsor
Mission Furniture H. H. Windsor

noun
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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