mitre box
noun
an open-ended box with sides having narrow slots to guide a saw in cutting mitre joints
Words nearby mitre box
mitral valve,
mitral valve prolapse,
mitralization,
mitre,
mitre block,
mitre box,
mitre gear,
mitre joint,
mitre square,
mitrewort,
mitriform
Example sentences from the Web for mitre box
Provide yourself with a good saw, a hammer, a square, and a mitre-box.
Amateur Gardencraft |Eben E. RexfordThe camber facilitates cutting to the bottom in mitre-box work without sawing into the bed piece of the box.
Farm Mechanics |Herbert A. ShearerA Mitre-box for cutting mitres in large work, and this may be made as shown in Fig. 12.
The Boy Craftsman |A. Neely HallUse a mitre-box similar to the one described in Chapter I in cutting the wooden furniture.
The Boy Craftsman |A. Neely Hall