How do the working tools of the First Degree differ from those of the Second Degree?
The working tools of the Second Degree (Fellowcraft) include the plumb, the level, and the square 13. Symbolically, the plumb—also referred to as the plumb-rule 2—represents uprightness and moral rectitude, serving as a standard by which a Mason evaluates both his own actions and those of others 12. Together with the level and square, these tools are used to measure, test, and try the prepared stone 3.
The supplied sources do not explicitly enumerate or define the specific working tools belonging to the First Degree (Entered Apprentice), beyond referencing early lecture traditions concerning the raw stone worked upon by apprentices before being tried by Fellow Crafts 3. As a result, a complete side-by-side comparison of the two sets of tools lies beyond what these passages contain.
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