try square

woodworking or a metal working tool used for marking 90° angles and measuring a piece of wood
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try square

Summary

try square ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • try square is a type of gauge[2].
  • try square is a type of stonemasonry tool[3].
  • try square is a type of hand tool[4].
  • try square is a type of square[5].
  • try square is a type of physical tool[6].
  • try square is used for carpentry[7].
  • try square is used for metalworking[8].
  • try square's Commons category is recorded as Try squares[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include gauge[2], stonemasonry tool[3], hand tool[4], square[5], and physical tool[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include carpentry[7] and metalworking[8].

Why It Matters

try square ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of gauge, stonemasonry tool, hand tool +2
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Has use carpentry, metalworking
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39386, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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