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A carpenter's square. It has a long side, about 49cm, and a short side about 24cm, and looks like an L shaped ruler. Also sashigane Žw‹ι. It is used to take measurements, make right angles, and mark with India ink on a marking string, sumikake –nŠ|‚―. The carpenter's square is made of steel or brass and originally it was graduated in the shaku ŽΪ, sun ‘ and ri —˜ system of measurement. Today the metric system is used. Gradations on the frontside of old kanejaku were divided into 1.5 shaku to 1.6 shaku on the long side, and 7.58 sun on the short side. The gradations made on the back urame — –Ϊ outer edges are the square roots of those on the front side. These gradations are called *uragane — ‹ι or urajaku — ŽΪ. The gradations on the inside back of the arms are the same as on the front. They are called sashigane, kane ‹Θ or magarikane ‹Θ‹ι. The back gradations were devised to handle the corners of the roof around the eaves.
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