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FRAMING SQUARE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carpenter’s square
1, record 1, English, carpenter%26rsquo%3Bs%20square
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carpenter’s steel square 2, record 1, English, carpenter%26rsquo%3Bs%20steel%20square
correct
- framing square 3, record 1, English, framing%20square
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The size of a carpenter's steel square ... is usually 12 inches x 8 inches, 24 inches x 16 inches, or 24 inches x 18 inches. The flat sides of the blade and the tongue are graduated in inches and fractions of an inch.... The most common uses for this square are laying out and squaring up large patterns, and for testing the flatness and squareness of large surface 4, record 1, English, - carpenter%26rsquo%3Bs%20square
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équerre de charpentier
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9querre%20de%20charpentier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- équerre de menuisier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education
- Training of Personnel
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- framing square course 1, record 2, English, framing%20square%20course
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pédagogie
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cours d'équerre de charpente
1, record 2, French, cours%20d%27%C3%A9querre%20de%20charpente
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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