Woodworker's Journal

Locked-in Consensus

Only six sleuths ventured guesses as to the purpose of Rae St. Amand’s square October mystery device, but all of them zeroed in on a single object it was once used for.

“It’s a butt gauge for laying out door hinges,” says . Well, Tom, other readers here will debate you about its usefulness

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