From the Quarries

What is the true difference between the Trestle-Board and the Tracing-Board—two terms often spoken together but rarely understood? This 1932 Short Talk Bulletin unravels the fascinating history of these symbolic tools of the Craft, tracing their evolution from the chalk-drawn plans of operative builders to the moral designs of speculative Freemasonry. Discover how the trestle-board became the Mason’s spiritual blueprint—linking the Great Books of Nature and Revelation—while the tracing-board preserved the visual language of the Lodge. A profound meditation on the meaning of design, labour, and the moral architecture of the soul.