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Framing Square

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The framing square, or the steel square as it is sometimes called, is a tool of many uses. It is used extensively by carpenters for rafter and stair layout as well as other structural layout. In fact it is difficult to imagine a building of any type being built without the use of the framing square. There are as well many uses for this valuable tool in other trades.

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Miller, H.G. (1962). Framing Square. In: Hand and Machine Woodwork. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81735-1_5

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81735-1_5

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