Measuring and Marking Tools
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- bevel - rule with adjustable arm that opens to form measured angles, used for drawing or shaping sloped edges
- butt gauge - gauge with three cutters for marking mortise outlines, as for door butts
- caliper - adjustable, often curved jaws on pivot, used for measuring thickness or diameter
- center punch - small device with conical point for marking shallow impressions, used to center drill bits for making holes
- combination square - adjustable device used as level, miter square, and try square
- compass - instrument consisting of two movable legs hinged at one end, used to draw arcs and circles
- dividers - pair of compasses used to measure lines or divide a large space into sections
- feeler gauge - device for measuring gaps by inserting one of several arms of different thicknesses
- folding rule - measuring device with multiple, pivoting lengths for compact storage
- level - any of various devices for determining true horizontal lines, esp. one that has a bubble suspended in liquid in a glass tube set in a long straight board
- marking gauge - any device for marking measurements with a sharp point, usu. having graduated scale on sliding arm
- micrometer - precision instrument with spindle moved by finely threaded screw, used for measuring thicknesses and, by machinists, for turning shafts and boring holes
- miter box - fixed or adjustable guide for saw angle, used in making a miter joint or crosscut
- miter square - two straightedges joined at a 45-degree angle
- plumb bob - weight hung on line, used to determine true vertical line; plummet
- plumb rule - narrow board with plumb line and bob suspended from upper edge, used to determine verticality
- plummet - plumb bob
- protractor - device for measuring and marking off angles, esp. on drawings and plans
- rafter square - roofer’s square with premarked rafter tables for cutting hips and joists
- rule - length of straight, hard material marked in units for measuring; straightedge
- ruler - rule
- scale - any of various devices for determining weight of objects
- scratch awl - long blade tapering to sharp point for making fine marks
- screed - wooden strip that serves as guide for making a true level surface, esp. by dragging it across freshly poured concrete
- scriber - pointed tool for marking wood as guide for cutting or assembly
- slide caliper - pocket caliper with ruler along which one arm slides
- square - any instrument with straight edges and at least one ninety degree angle, used to plot right angles
- straightedge - length of straight, rigid material for measuring or marking; rule
- tape measure - narrow strip of flexible material, often in coil, marked off in measuring units
- try square - pair of straightedges fixed at right angles to one another, used to lay out right angles or test squareness
- T square - rule with perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used for marking parallel lines
- turning caliper - caliper into which a cutting or parting tool fits, used to make repetitive sizing cuts in turning
- vernier caliper - caliper in which two pieces slide across one another, one piece having a movable, graduated scale running parallel to the scale on the other piece
- wing divider - device consisting of adjustable arms and a graduated gauge for dividing lines and scribing circles
- OTHER MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS
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