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ABC OF THE STEEL SQUARE 



tern, dress up a piece of wood to 4 inches wide 

 if the braces are to be made of 4x4-inch stuff; 

 if for larger or smaller stuff then make the pat- 

 tern the width of brace to suit. Have the pat- 

 tern of sufficient length ; if for a 4-foot run and 

 rise it will require to be not less than 6 feet long. 

 Run a gauge line three-eighths of an inch from 

 the straight or front edge, as shown at 0000, 

 and set the two 12-inch marks on this line, then 

 screw the fence tight on the square with its slid- 

 ing edge against the edge of the pattern, and 

 then slide and mark as shown four times, when 

 the length and bevels of the brace will be ob- 

 tained. Provide for the tenons beyond the lines 

 shown by the square, or for a "flat-foot" brace, 

 saw the timber off on the lines shown on the edge 

 of the square. After the pattern is made the 

 fence and square may be laid aside, as the pat- 

 tern can be used for any number of braces, and 

 when finished with on one job, may be safely 

 placed away to use again for the same "run and 

 rise" when occasion arises. The pattern may be 

 any thickness from half an inch to one inch. 

 The same rules may be observed in making pat- 

 terns for any regular or irregular runs and 

 rises. 



With regard to the brace rule as given on steel 

 squares, I may say that there is some slight dif- 



