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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: skipskip on January 11, 2013, 09:24:03 PM

Title: Stanley 65 1/2 folding rule
Post by: skipskip on January 11, 2013, 09:24:03 PM

Today's sojourn netted a Stanley folder, a small one.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8371263327_469f58da1b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/8371263327/)
JAN 033 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/8371263327/) by skipskip (http://www.flickr.com/people/skipskip/), on Flickr


Interweb says it has "box joints"  what does that mean?


more pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/sets/72157632308534733/

Title: Re: Stanley 65 1/2 folding rule
Post by: Bill Houghton on January 14, 2013, 08:48:24 PM

That's pretty cool - you've got one with bound edges (the metal along the length of the rule).

Not sure what exactly they meant by box joints, but they are a more substantial hinge than the lighter (not sure of name) hinge, which consisted of thin leaves.  I'll have to dig around and see if I can find some examples.

Anyway, good find.