Tool Talk
Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: OilyRascal on September 27, 2013, 10:34:22 PM
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I have been patiently in search of one for a while now. I'm happy to have it in my toolbox, and it will be used. A Stanley Model 373 - 3-1/4" butt marker.
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That's new to me. Please tell what it is used for and how it works. Ralph
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It is used to mark the hinge mortises on a door slab. "Pre-hung" doors make it obsolete, but I still replace door slabs alone on occasion. In use you would align the butt marker on the door/jamb, and strike it with a hammer a few times to leave an outline (and depth gauge) for the hinge mortise.
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So I guess that means it's not for use on your wife:-)
Mike
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So I guess that means it's not for use on your wife:-)
Mike
You might expect her to jump a little at first :)
Besides, who besides Stanley himself wants "Stanley" imprinted there?
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I've found several sizes of those, passing them along to my contractor son, who thanks me. They're apparently pretty quick and reliable. Congrats.
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It is used to mark the hinge mortises on a door slab. "Pre-hung" doors make it obsolete, but I still replace door slabs alone on occasion. In use you would align the butt marker on the door/jamb, and strike it with a hammer a few times to leave an outline (and depth gauge) for the hinge mortise.
Yup. If you're just putting in a new door, they're obsolete. But if you are doing restoration work on old buildings, they're still quite useful. I have a few in different sizes, though I'm more likely to use a butt gauge and square for cutting the hinge mortises. Those made for setting the bolt plates, however, are really useful to me. Both are found in lock mortising kits.