J.Marples Trial 1 Mitre Square Review By: I.Ball
Category: Squares
Manufacturer: Joseph Marples
Tool Type: Mitre Square
Model No's: T15
The Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mitre Square review covers the 'Trial 1'
mitre square manufactured by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, England.
The Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mitre Square is a traditional, quick-and-easy
tool for measuring and marking a mitre 45 degree angle.
This beautiful tool is made with the choice of a Rosewood or Walnut
stock with a 10" blued steel blade.
These generally were made in Rosewood up until about 2019.
The stock is given a thick 3mm (1/8") brass edge on both inside and
outside edges for decorative purposes and to help prevent damage to
the stock which in turn helps to maintain accuracy.
The blade is secured to the stock with the use of four brass diamond shaped rivots.
The wood is given great contrast with these brass parts as can be seen.
The stock is marked in gold colour with 'Joseph Marples Ltd, Sheffield, England'
along with the 'Trial 1' logo.
Joseph Marples advertise (at the time of writing this review) each square has been
tested for accuracy two times during the manufacturing process and again just before
leaving the factory.
The Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mitre Square product code at the time of writing this
review was T15.
The Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mitre Square forms part of the 'Trial 1' range which is made up of:
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Try Square - 6"
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Try Square - 9"
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Try Square - 12"
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mortice and Marking Gauge
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Mitre Square - 10"
- Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Sliding Bevel - 9"
Joseph Marples also offer the full range of 'Trial 1' tools as a set in the form of the:
Joseph Marples 'Trial 1' Tools Box Set
The Joseph Marples tools are made in the 'York Works' factory in Sheffield, England.
The current 'York Works' factory was purpose built in 2001. Note: there was also
an early Joseph Marples factory called the 'York Works'.
The Marples name has a long history in tool making. Different factions of the Marples
name have been synonomous with good hand tools for many, many, many years.
Joseph Marples Ltd continues the family line of Joseph Marples which has a lineage
back to the 1840's.
The tools made today combine modern technology and traditional manufacturing methods
to produce traditional tools.
For more information on the history of Joseph Marples go to the
Joseph Marples history page.
? - Today
From my observations,
I believe in around 2019 Joseph Marples began offering Walnut alternatives to their
Rosewood tools due I would imagine in part to the approaching new CITES updates on the import/export
of Rosewood. From what I saw, the Rosewood version remained the popular option amongst
retailers and woodworkers at this time in the UK.
From my observations, the choice of Walnut began becoming a mainstream
option in around 2020-2021 when I believe there were Rosewood supply
problems to the UK (possibly globally), I believe due to Covid related disruption,
this I would imagine opened the door for some retailers to start stocking the Walnut
version.
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