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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: papadan on October 18, 2018, 04:47:48 PM

Title: What and How
Post by: papadan on October 18, 2018, 04:47:48 PM

I've got a weird little tool here that has me baffled. It's a Stanley #95. What's it called and how's it used?

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: Yadda on October 18, 2018, 06:57:53 PM

Stanley Butt Guage.  I leave the rest to your imagination.... :grin:

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: wvtools on October 18, 2018, 07:10:01 PM

Walter's book says it is "For marking rabbet jambs, thickness of butts, mortises and marking.  Also for squaring the edge of a butt hinge."

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: papadan on October 18, 2018, 08:02:37 PM

Quote from: Yadda on October 18, 2018, 06:57:53 PM

Stanley Butt Guage.  I leave the rest to your imagination.... :grin:

Oooh, kinky, I like that idea!

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: papadan on October 18, 2018, 08:04:49 PM

Quote from: wvtools on October 18, 2018, 07:10:01 PM

Walter's book says it is "For marking rabbet jambs, thickness of butts, mortises and marking.  Also for squaring the edge of a butt hinge."

OK, great explanation, anyone need one? I buy prehung when needed. LOL

Hear that Yadda...prehung!

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: Yadda on October 18, 2018, 09:22:49 PM

Quote from: papadan on October 18, 2018, 08:04:49 PM

Quote from: wvtools on October 18, 2018, 07:10:01 PM

Walter's book says it is "For marking rabbet jambs, thickness of butts, mortises and marking.  Also for squaring the edge of a butt hinge."

OK, great explanation, anyone need one? I buy prehung when needed. LOL

Hear that Yadda...prehung!

I might be interested.

I can keep it with my stud finder.... :grin:

Will pm you.

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 19, 2018, 08:42:12 AM

Here's an instruction sheet: http://tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/stanmisc/95man.pdf (http://tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/stanmisc/95man.pdf).  They really are the bees' knees when you're doing even just one butt hinge installation; and a production carpenter running trim and doors in a house would have had a little shrine to Stanley in thanks.

Title: Re: What and How
Post by: papadan on October 19, 2018, 10:07:45 PM

Nice Bill, thanks for posting that sheet. Yadda needs to print that, I'm giving this gauge to him.