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Woodworker's tool chest: bevel square

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  • This bevel square was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This Stanley sliding bevel square was used for squaring edges. It adjusts by means of a turning screw at the base end of the handle. When the screw is loosened, the slotted piece can turn in a full circle and can be stopped so that it forms an angle of any degree. The slot in the handle is made in such a way as to store the sharpened end of the slotted piece in a protected manner. This bevel square was made by the Stanley Company of New Britain, CT. Stalcup was a skilled carpenter, millwright, and woodworker who worked in and around Waynesville, N.C., Macon County, N.C., and Hiawassee, Ga., circa 1880s-1930. The chest contains a variety of woodworking tools typically used by craftsmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.