Museums' Exhibitions
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The Museum of The Broads Site
Index
Introduction
The Museum of The Broads Site
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Tools used in Broads Trades
There are displays in several parts of The Museum depicting the tools used in various crafts or trades in the Broads.
Boat Building, Boat Design, Marshman (Dykeing and Drainage), Reed Cutting, and Wherry trading.
Marking Tools
Tools used to mark out wood in the making of boats.
MARKING TOOLS
1. Four Try squares of different sizes. Used for marking 90 degree angles. Woodworkers’ try squares are constructed of rosewood, brass and steel unlike engineers’ try squares which are all steel.
2. A Mortice gauge. This tool has two pins and hence can mark two lines parallel to an edge such as the two sides of a mortice joint, hence the name.
3. A Marking gauge. This tool has one pin and is used to mark one line parallel to an edge particularly when preparing timber by hand planing.
4. Two Sliding (or adjustable) bevels. Used to mark different angles.
5. A Measuring tape. Used for measuring long lengths particularly when setting out.
6. Two Spirit levels. Used for setting out horizontal and vertical lines.
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Exhibition: The Museum of The Broads Site
The Museum of The Broads Physical Site
This page is part of the Online Exhibition(s): The Museum of The Broads Site
Boat Building on The Broads
This page is part of the Narrative Theme(s): Wildfowling, Marshmen and Inland Waterways
This page is part of the Narrative Theme(s): Boat Building and Marine Engineering