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tion of their "bench square." I give this name 

 to it because of its fitness for bench purposes. 

 The square referred to has a blade 12 inches 

 long and 1% inches wide, and a tongue 9 inches 

 long and 1 inch wide. The figuring on it is di- 

 vided into inches, half inches, quarter inches, 

 eighths and sixteenths of an inch. This is a very 

 handy square for bench and jobbing purposes, 

 and can be used in many places where the larger 

 tool is unavailable, and may on emergency be 

 employed for laying out rafters, braces and 

 similar work. A square that was quite popular 

 some sixteen or eighteen years ago known as 

 "The Crenalated Square," an illustration of 

 which is shown in Fig. 16, is still preferred by 

 many workmen. The peculiarity of this square 

 is that the inner edge of the tongue is notched 

 or crenalated, as shown in the illustration, the 

 notches being intended 'as "gauge-points," where 

 a sharpened pencil may be inserted, then the 

 square may be drawn along the timber or board, 

 with the blade held snug against the edge, as 

 shown, and mortises or tenons can be laid out 

 at will. 



Besides being crenalated, these squares have 

 all the advantages of other squares, and are well 

 made and pleasant to handle. They are made 

 by the manufacturers, The Peck, Stowe & Wil- 

 cox Co., of Southington, Conn., in polished steel, 



