Furniture makers, boatbuilders, carpenters, and builders were included in the ranks of WRIGHTS and SQUAREMEN. To this day theirs is the only trade which still requires an assay piece to gain entry. Modern craftsmen are assisted by excellent tools which take the drudgery out of much of the work - sanding and planing machines, bandsaws, power drills and lathes.

The basic tools of the stone mason are still the hammer, the square and the plumb line, which were used in the construction of both the pyramids and the great Norman cathedrals. These three tools are still the symbols of the MASON'S CRAFT.

Like the other crafts the WRIGHTS and SQUAREMEN sold their goods locally where there would have been a thriving market for chests, stools, chairs and other items of furniture.

Towards the end of the 17th century the ranks of the WRIGHTS and SQUAREMEN numbered 80 and included MASONS and a SLATER. By 1819 there were 42 WRIGHTS, 41 MASONS, 30 CARPENTERS plus SLATERS, PLASTERERS and COACHMAKERS in the trade.