In some Lodges it is improperly used by the Master as his gavel, from which it totally differs in form and symbolic signification. The gavel is a symbol of order and decorum; the setting maul, of death by violence.
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~ Masonic Setting Maul ~ |
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The Setting Maul is a wooden hammer used by Operative Masons to set the stones in their proper positions. In Speculative Freemasonry it is a symbol, reminding us of the death of Hiram Abif, the Master Builder of the Temple. The most important sentence in all of Masonry is uttered by Hiram just before he is murdered, "My life you can have, my integrity never." In some Lodges it is improperly used by the Master as his gavel, from which it totally differs in form and symbolic signification. The gavel is a symbol of order and decorum; the setting maul, of death by violence. |
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