Originally Posted by
lowell holmes
Jim, you said "When checking a miter cut it is handy being able to quickly check from either or both sides of the cut."
For the life of me, I don't understand what can't be checked with the small 6" combination square. The one I bought at Lowes is dead on at 45 degrees and only cost a few dollars.
I made a wooden square with a thick handle so I could check the mid leg brace between adjacent legs for square. A miter square would be easy to make. You could make a 22.5 degree, a 30 degree, or what ever angle you want.