This listing features an antique 10-5/8-inch try square manufactured by J. Burnett of Inverness, a quality woodworking layout tool used by carpenters, joiners, cabinetmakers, and pattern makers. Try squares have been indispensable hand tools for centuries, allowing craftsmen to accurately mark, check, and maintain precise 90-degree angles during woodworking and construction projects.

Used throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, try squares were essential for laying out joinery, checking the squareness of boards and assemblies, and ensuring accuracy in furniture making, cabinetry, and architectural carpentry. Their simple yet precise design made them one of the most relied-upon measuring and layout tools in any workshop.

J. Burnett of Inverness produced well-regarded woodworking tools that remain desirable among collectors and traditional craftsmen. Antique try squares from historic British makers are appreciated for their craftsmanship, historical significance, and continued usefulness in hand tool woodworking.

Overall in pretty good shape with expected wear. The brass has some tarnish and the wood is worn but you can see the three stamp marks. No markings on the blade.

- 13oz

- 12 1/2” total length

Tool Details

• Manufactured by J. Burnett, Inverness

• Traditional 10-5/8-inch try square

• Designed for precision measuring and layout

• Used by carpenters, joiners, and cabinetmakers

• Essential woodworking and joinery hand tool

• Traditional steel blade and stock construction

• Representative of historic British woodworking craftsmanship

Ideal For

• Antique tool collectors

• Woodworkers and cabinetmakers

• Carpenters and joiners

• Traditional hand tool enthusiasts

• Historical woodworking collections

• Restoration and period workshop displays

What It’s Used For

• Checking 90-degree angles

• Marking square layout lines

• Laying out joinery and cabinetry

• Furniture and woodworking projects

• Precision carpentry work

• General workshop measuring and layout tasks

**All items ship within 4 days of payment.

**I am happy to combine shipping on multiple orders. You will have a 14 day window on live auctions to combine orders.

** After 19 days, if no payment is received, your order will be cancelled and the item(s) will be re-listed.

**Most items have been disassembled, cleaned and often-times de-rusted by me. I will not sharpen or tune edges on the tools up for auction.

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