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Thanks for the video Ken. Lots of good ideas there.
Back when I was buying old tool boxes I came across at least a half dozen try squares with the wood face and metal arm. And not one of them was even reasonable close to square and not one of them could be saved. I don’t know if humidity was the cause but I do know it put me off them permanently. I’ve also had three combination squares in that time and two of the three were perfectly square as far as I could test them and the third was an easy fix.
I have been looking for an all metal try square for checking my face and edge sides. I wanted something with a broader registration face than my combination square. After watching that video I think I’ll price some “engineer’s squares” instead.
I’ll also start testing my squares regularly. I can see how a combination square could wear its way out of square over time and I wouldn’t notice.
John