Check the blade is tight if not tighten it with a few taps making sure its
square, then I take the brass face off flatten it clean the stock and re attach
it.
If it's still out get the files out and file it square, the only tricky part is
right up at where the blade joins the body removing the brass helps.
I square up the underneath part of the blade first then draw a parallel line on
the top face and file to the line.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: OldTools [mailto:oldtools-bounces@s...] On Behalf Of Micah Salb
Sent: 10 January 2018 14:01
To: porch 
Subject: [OldTools] When Good Squares Go Bad

GGs,

I am tired of squares that aren't square.  I don't understand how craftsmen of
yonder days did good work with squares that weren't square!

Are there reliable ways of squaring a square?

Micah

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