bevel square
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Definition
Noun: A bevel square is a hand tool used for measuring, marking, or checking angles. It consists of two straight-edged arms (rules or blades) that are joined by a hinge or pivot, allowing them to be set and locked at any desired angle.
Usage
The bevel square is primarily used in woodworking, metalworking, and construction to transfer angles from a plan to a workpiece or to verify the accuracy of an existing angle. * The carpenter used a bevel square to set the exact angle for the roof rafters. * Before cutting the molding, he transferred the corner angle with his bevel square.
Advanced Usage
- Setting a Bevel: The act of adjusting the two arms of the tool to match a specific angle is called "setting the bevel."
- He carefully set the bevel to 45 degrees for the miter joint.
- As a Reference Tool: Once set, a bevel square can be used as a physical reference to duplicate an angle multiple times without needing to measure it again.
- After setting it from the prototype, the bevel square was used to mark all identical parts.
Variants and Related Words
- Sliding Bevel: Another common name for the same tool, emphasizing that one arm often slides along the other for adjustment.
- Bevel Gauge: A synonym for bevel square.
- Bevel (Noun/Verb): The angled surface or edge itself (noun), or the act of cutting an angle on an edge (verb). The tool is named for this function.
- Noun: The bevel on the glass edge was smooth.
- Verb: You must bevel the edges before joining them.
Synonyms
- Angle gauge
- Sliding T-bevel
Related Phrases/Idioms
- To take a bevel: An informal phrase meaning to measure or check an angle using this tool.
- Take a bevel of that corner before we proceed.
Noun
- a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size