Stanley 373 Butt Marker

[OilyRascal]

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.

[Art Rafael]

That's new to me.  Please tell what it is used for and how it works.   Ralph

[OilyRascal]

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.

[mikeswrenches]

So I guess that means it's not for use on your wife:-)

Mike

[OilyRascal]

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?

[Bill Houghton]

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.

[Branson]

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.