toolmiser wrote:
I've read a lot of posts here recently about "double squares", and
I've
never been able to figure out the advantages of one of these over a
combination square. I have both (bought used at garage sales). I
have
always felt I was missing some use of the double square that would
make
my world more enjoyable. It is like having something valuable, but
not
knowing what the value is.

Thanks for your comments!


--
toolmiser

One advantage is that you can set the blade to length to scribe a fixed
distance from an edge - say, for setting out screw holes - and still be
able to use the other side as a square. Plus, it's handier in some
places where the wider stock of the combination square might not fit.
Other than that, though, there is not much that you can do with the
double square that you can't do with the combination square.

John Martin