Bridge City Tool Works – TS-2 Master Try Square
Tool: Bridge City Tool Works – TS-2 Master Try Square
Date of Service: December 1990
Every woodworker has a few prized tools that are put to use often. A few of the finest tools In my shop are made by Bridge City Tool Works, including the TS-2 Master Try Square which is engraved with my initials, birthday and the year of 1990.
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Product Specifications:
- 90 degrees, plus or minus 0.002″ over the blade length, inside and outside
- 8″ (heel to toe)
- 0.125″
- 1.50″
- 360 alloy, half-hard brass
- Solid rosewood, faced on both sides with 360 alloy half-hard brass wear plates, rivets are anchored in solid brass seats, both sides
Experience:
I received the Bridge City Tool Works TS-2 Master Square as a birthday present from a fine cabinetmaker and an influential person in my life. Unfortunately he died before I grew up enough to share woodworking stories, experiences and learn from him. As we talked during his last few days I felt like I was being cast out alone into the woodworking world with no teacher since we had lived on opposite coasts of America during my beginnings and I had just returned to the East Coast; “How will I learn to be a craftsman without you?” He replied, “You are going to have to go out there and learn it for yourself like everyone else.”
I don’t own a tool more accurate or more beautiful. I value these tools more than any other for obvious reasons… but still I use them almost every day!
If you like the TS-2 check out my Bridge City Tool Works CT-1 Squevel.
Links:
TS-2 at Bridge City Tool Works – Out of production.
Filed under: Marking Tools, Measuring Tools, Specialty | Tagged: Brass, Bridge City Tool, Fine, Square
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