Nothing in my 1919 Marples catalog remotely resembling a saddle square.

KE

On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 12:37 PM Christopher Dunn <
christopherdunn123@g...> wrote:

> Galoots
>
> Using a try square, it's easy to transfer a knife mark from one face
> of the board to the edge, as long as the intersection of the face and
> edge is sharp. If the edge is deeply beveled or rounded, you need
> something like a saddle square.
>
> Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary from 1874 makes no mention of
> a saddle square, nor have I seen them in some of the old catalogs. I
> can't recall ever seeing one in the wild, and an old tool dealer
> friend has never seen them either. Which brings me to my question:
>
> Are saddle squares a modern invention?
>
> If yes, what did people us to transfer marks? Folding rules?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Chris
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