How to Scribe Timber to a Wavy Wall with Hand Tools
Scribing timber to a wavy wall means transferring the wall’s actual shape onto the timber,...
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How to Measure a Door Reveal Consistently with a Folding Rule
What a door reveal is A door reveal is the visible gap between the edge...
How to Make Fine Pencil Marks on Rough-Sawn Timber
Rough-sawn timber makes a sharp pencil line look fuzzy. The surface is uneven, so the...
How to Mark a Centerline on a Timber Board by Hand
Marking a centerline sounds simple, but a small error can put a mortise, dowel, hinge,...
How to Check a Small Try Square for Accuracy
Why check a small try square? A small try square is useful for checking cabinet...
How to Set a Cutting Gauge for a Clean Shoulder Line
What the cutting gauge does A cutting gauge scores a line parallel to an edge....
How to Use Dividers to Lay Out Equal Spacing on a Rail
What dividers do Dividers transfer a repeated distance without making you calculate each mark separately....
How to Transfer a Door Opening Measurement to Timber
Transferring a door opening measurement to timber means more than copying the width and height....
How to Make a Story Stick for Repeated Window Frame Measurements
A story stick (also called a story pole) is a strip of straight stock marked...
How to Mark a Repeated Setback with a Combination Square
A combination square is useful for marking a repeated setback: the distance from an edge...