What are the working tools of this degree?

What are the working tools of this degree?

• A. A level and square
• B. The plumb rule and trowel
• C. The square and compasses
• D. The Twenty-Four-inch Gauge and the Common Gavel

Answer: (D)

In this degree, the working tools are the Twenty-Four-inch Gauge and the Common Gavel. The Twenty-Four-inch Gauge is used as a symbol to regulate our actions and time—reminding us to measure how we spend our day, keeping our duties balanced with rest and study. The Common Gavel represents shaping the rough ashlar, or the rough states of our own character, by removing the rough edges of vice and ignorance. Together, they teach practical self-government and moral refinement that begins with how we conduct ourselves daily and how we work to improve our inner lives. Other tools listed belong to different lessons or degrees, while these two are the ones specifically tied to the Entered Apprentice’s working tools.

In this degree, the working tools are the Twenty-Four-inch Gauge and the Common Gavel. The Twenty-Four-inch Gauge is used as a symbol to regulate our actions and time—reminding us to measure how we spend our day, keeping our duties balanced with rest and study. The Common Gavel represents shaping the rough ashlar, or the rough states of our own character, by removing the rough edges of vice and ignorance. Together, they teach practical self-government and moral refinement that begins with how we conduct ourselves daily and how we work to improve our inner lives. Other tools listed belong to different lessons or degrees, while these two are the ones specifically tied to the Entered Apprentice’s working tools.