What does a carpenter's five feet look like?

A carpenter's five feet is to make a hole at 2.5 feet with two pieces of wood three feet long and make it turn. It is three feet when folded and five feet when unfolded.

The grandfathers of all kinds of craftsmen are Lu Ban. Lu Ban's missionary token is a "ruler", just five feet long, commonly known as "five feet"! Therefore, carpenters (carpenters are divided into many small categories, and those who saw wood and cut boards are called carpenters; Column beam erection is called aniseed carpentry; Carpenters who make furniture and cabinets are called small carpenters; Woodmen, masons and masons all respect Lu Ban as a teacher, and the most authoritative master in a place must have "five feet".

It seems that the function of "five feet" other than measurement has never been formally and completely expounded. But what is certain is that five feet is by no means an ordinary length measuring tool.

It is said that this five-foot pole of the old builder in our village rarely comes out of the mountain. Only on the day when the column is erected, the master will respectfully take it to the main house, put it on the Eight Immortals table in the hall, or put it on the cornerstone near the central column to build various things. In other words, five feet can be used to suppress evil spirits!

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Not all carpenters can have five feet. I used to study with my master for three years. During my three years as an apprentice, I almost became a long-term volunteer of the master's family. Except the craftsman, I have to learn from him, and all the workers in my master's family have to help me, even the protagonist. After studying for three years, some teachers will give some specific tools, but not including "five feet".