 A mitre square with a wooden stock, a steel blade, and brass rivets | |
| Other names | Mitre square |
|---|---|
| Classification | |
| Used with | Pens, pencils, marking knives |
| Related | Square (tool) |
A miter square or mitre square is a hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking for marking and checking angles other than 90°. Most miter squares are for marking and checking 45° angles and its supplementary angle, 135°.[1][2]
A miter is a bevelled edge – usually 45° – used, for example, for making miter joints for woodworking.[2] Squares are tools designed for marking and checking specific fixed angles, usually 90° or 45°, though most squares are exclusively for working with 90° angles.
- ^ Salaman, R. A. (1975). Dictionary of tools used in the woodworking and allied trades, c. 1700-1970. New York, USA: Scribner. pp. 472–479. ISBN 978-0-684-14535-8 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "mitre square | miter square, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. July 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4371811980.