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<p>[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4576242, member: 60629"]It appears the thumb screw was added sometime after the inch cuts were made. I'd measure the distance between the end of the narrow portion and the first inch marking. Is it exactly 5"? </p><p><br /></p><p>Almost looks to me like some kind of small hand-made square. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/666443340/antique-builders-square-wooden-carpenter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=old+carpenter+square&ref=sr_gallery-1-24&pro=1&sts=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/666443340/antique-builders-square-wooden-carpenter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=old+carpenter+square&ref=sr_gallery-1-24&pro=1&sts=1" rel="nofollow">Antique Builders Square Wooden Carpenter Square - Etsy</a> The short leg doesn't leave much room for marking though. Do the two sides separate?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4576242, member: 60629"]It appears the thumb screw was added sometime after the inch cuts were made. I'd measure the distance between the end of the narrow portion and the first inch marking. Is it exactly 5"? Almost looks to me like some kind of small hand-made square. [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/666443340/antique-builders-square-wooden-carpenter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=old+carpenter+square&ref=sr_gallery-1-24&pro=1&sts=1']Antique Builders Square Wooden Carpenter Square - Etsy[/URL] The short leg doesn't leave much room for marking though. Do the two sides separate?[/QUOTE]
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