Framing Square Pro Tips

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This is a tool that assumes intelligence on the part of the user... and here is another one! • Tape Measure Pro Tips
If you are new to carpentry, be aware that this video does NOT EVEN TRY to explain all of the uses of a framing square (also referred to as a steel square) but rather is an overview to provoke appreciation! For an in depth study I recommend "Essential Guide to the Steel Square "
by Ken Horner
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@TheDadx3 4 года назад

The scale you wondered about is an octagon scale. It was used to layout octagonal gable vents and windows as well as octagonal cross-sectioned poles/timbers. The proportions could be scaled up or down as necessary. Both were frequently used around here back in the day. At one time many poles were octagonal, as it is a good, rigid profile while reducing some of the unnecessary weight of a round pole. You're correct, the framing square is a tragically unappreciated piece of analog computing equipment. My Dad had three older carpenters of my grandfather's generation that worked for him. He put me with them and told them to train me. That was a tremendous gift that gave me a huge boost in my youth by allowing me to benefit from their knowledge, wisdom, economy and efficiency of effort, and their astounding productivity without seeming to get into any great hurry. I also learned how to sharpen hand tools, saws, etc. and realized there can still be a place for them on a modern job site. Last week, we reversed the "hand" on a door for a client that wanted to reuse a 150 year old door in a building from 1839. With a router plane, chisel and a # 4 1/2 plane, it was finished before the laborer could round up the extension cord, router, the hinge templates and the electric door plane. Keep up the great work you're doing! There's no other source, for many people, for what you teach!

@TheToolnut 4 года назад

Agreed Sir, hand tools give one the ability to finesse a piece. They are quite and when set up and sharpened properly they are a joy to use. I purchased original Stanley Bailey no 4 smoother on ebay last Year. Still in it's original waxed paper and in its original box. It had been in someone's attic since the sixties. Never used and in mint condition. I paid over €120 for it but my God it's a beautiful tool to use. It's one of my prized possessions. They don't make them like that anymore, 👍😁🔨🇮🇪

@YELLTELL Месяц назад

YES THIS!!!! RESPECT! THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME!

@AndyJame-bo4fc 11 месяцев назад

What a beautifully done book ru-vid.comUgkxo4aMFkUegBx-KHPIJlfwKPHu7kQXAR9N ! The text and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Joseph Truini got another winner! No one does it better! Love the Cape Cod Shed with the Blue door!

@ethanross5919 7 лет назад

This man speaks purely from experience. He is so proud of his knowledge and the skills he has learned and practiced. And I really appreciate your generosity in sharing you skills and knowledge that you value.

@717UT 6 лет назад

Brother Blacksmith It's incredibly valuable because I know skilled craftsmen and carpenters that have no desire to share their knowledge because they feel it is a waste of their time. That makes me frustrated because their knowhow is so valuable, and there are so few ways to learn other than direct hands on teaching. This is why I value these videos so much. They are a testament to the skills that are essential

@yapbird 5 лет назад

Brother Blacksmith ! Respect

@joshcowart2446 5 лет назад

Max Federle also some have his attitude that if they share the knowledge they’re only creating more competition for themselves

@jamescratt6273 5 лет назад

AMEN!!!

@joshcowart2446 5 лет назад

My comment was supposed to say this attitude not his attitude

@leemartin9579 2 года назад

I am a young carpenter. I grew up working for the builders whom my dad sold lumber, since I was able to use tools. I have a college degree, but I enjoy carpentry so much I do not use my degree. Fortunately for me very few people my age know how to run a job site start to finish, so I have my own company at 31. I truly feel blessed to be a carpenter, and I enjoy my trade every day! I will teach my children the skills I have learned even if they want to do something else, because this knowledge is so valuable. This channel is amazing, and I hope one day to be as learned a craftsman as you old timers who inspire me on a regular basis! Also if Jesus was a carpenter, then I couldn't find a better path to follow.

@chrishelbling3879 Год назад

If you run job sites, and were able to learn from old-timers, then you DO use your college degree: open-minded, take in new information, synthesize several points to create new solutions, etc. Best wishes to you, young sir, sounds like you are doing everything right. :)

@jerrysmith9780 3 года назад

"Tuning a Square". That is freaking amazing! Never heard of that and would have never even considered such a thing. Your videos are so peaceful, relaxing, enjoyable and so bloody informative. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. The world is a better place because of you.

@iron352 2 года назад

Me either

@jsmith5443 Год назад

I never knew about that either.

@edshuttleworth1549 Год назад

As a tool and die maker you are taught that steel is just a hard plastic. he just expanded it. The hard part would be to go the other way. When the grain of the material is stretched it it harder to compress.

@tutube001 7 лет назад

as someone used to work with metric system... the only thing i understood is that there is a scorpion in that candy.

@knpstrr 7 лет назад

It's why Americans rule the world.

@jjducharme1 6 лет назад

Worst pun ever!!!!!

@uptide1214 6 лет назад

Well yeah, when you pick numbers that don't make sense it's not going to make sense. If you notice he's always starting with 12, 16, 48 etc. which are easy to divide; these can be applied with both number systems. It's just kind of 'built in' with feet being 12 inches. I want to use metric, but like you said wood only comes one way, inches and feet.

@clintclower7604 6 лет назад

lmao ........dipshits

@joncrosby8988 6 лет назад

I hope you have read the facinating thread in the measuring tips vid that begins with "one more trick, and a bit of math...

@daveyjones7391 3 года назад

13:45 I'm sure someone has already mentioned this, but that is the octagon scale. If a square piece has side lengths of 'x' and you want to make a perfect octagon, lay out dividers on the scale to the appropriate 'x'-th dot and mark in from either side of a centre mark for all four sides. Connect each of these points to the nearest on the adjacent side and the result will be a perfect octagon. Note that the stock must be trued and squared and actually *square* for this to work.

@kdeltatube 2 года назад

Cool, I didn't know that one either

@daveyjones7391 2 года назад

@@kdeltatube Hope the info helps! I recommend Audel's Carpenters and Builders Guide. Volume 1 contains everything you need to know about the steel square.

@farges76 2 года назад

Oh, cool, I thought is was a weird way of measuring cms cause of where the numbers lined up, good to know!

@jsmith5443 Год назад

I don't understand why it can't be done with a normal ruler.

@williamwoody7607 Год назад

Was there a time when constructing an octagon was common or at least occasionally necessary? Why not a heptagon?

@gsh319 6 лет назад

1st.... I doubt we know much more than each other... I'm a life long carpenter and I still love carpentry, working outdoors, and standing back and looking at what we've just built from scratch. There's no better feeling. The mystery scale you spoke about is an Octagon scale used to lay out octagons from a square. That's right, an Octagon scale. Can ya believe it,? One of the easiest scales on the square to use but nobody ever uses it. Who is ever gonna use that unless you specialize in yard gazebos.. haha, and I doubt even they use it. P.S. You know more, I'm always picking up something new from your channel

@Stewbular 5 лет назад

Scott H the old man who taught me in the ‘70’s called the octagon scale “these are your ‘gon’s”

@nowerries 5 лет назад

Learned that in school during my apprenticeship in Canada.

@nickhoegerify 5 лет назад

Thanks guys. You all give me a leg up in this profession. I am in Dept to you all

@christophercrawford2736 5 лет назад

Nicholas Hoeger what department?

@homeg8735 5 лет назад

The real MVP 👏🏻👏🏻

@03cobraforsale54 11 месяцев назад

I’m not a carpenter, I know nothing of your trade but I wanted to thank you for your work. Please keep it going, this younger generation needs this information. They don’t know it yet but they do. Way too many kids these days that think they’re going to be influencers and make millions of easy quick dollars. When reality hits them they need to learn a trade and outstanding channels like yours will be there to help them. Thank you!!!!

@scottharrington1309 4 года назад

I've been a metal stud framer for over 27 year's and am considered a journeyman carpenter. I've installed 100's of roof's and put in probably 500 footer's too.. With all my hard work and plenty of experience in the construction trade in general. But I do have to say that after watching your video that you did show me a couple tricks that I didn't even know. So that tells me that your never to old to learn something new. Thanks for the tips.

@zombiediarhea 4 года назад

This cat is a construction legend. He's got knowledge and skills and has worked hard in his lifetime. You can tell by his hands.

@michaelwaskom5281 3 года назад

Send them an email and ask them. Seriously! Explain to them, his knowledge, and the ability to teach it. Ask them if they would entertain the thought of working him in somehow. Have you been to Kahn Academy? That guy is an awesome educator.

@nakamakai5553 5 лет назад

I just love your videos. You are explaining many of the aspects of the craft, the tools, the methods, and the "how not to"s (that are worth gold), that many of us have wondered about for years - - and you accomplish this without condescension or making us feel stupid. The world needs more teachers and mentors like you. Thank you.

@atokeman 4 года назад

There’s over 6k comments so I don’t expect you see this. But I’m commenting on this video having watched many. You’re the father figure I didn’t realize I could ask for. Meaning, your attitude, your gumption is so far past anything else I’ve seen. And I grew up on New Yankee workshop. To be honest, you’re as good in your own way as NYWS. But you got something special. You’re a true mentor. You ARE INCREDIBLE to share all your knowledge. I’m a first time home owner and your videos give me so much confidence. You sir. Are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for your time and effort. 🧡

@jeanmorin3247 3 года назад

I've had a carpenter square for years and never used it for anything else than to draw a right angle and to measure length. My father once told me that his father, a foreman in carpentry, knew how all of these tables worked, yet with very little formal education (and fourteen children). The image of that man always stood tall in my memory. Surely, a man who can use a carpenter square nimbly can sort out a straight line of thought. This Essential Craftsman certainly proves that... Superbly well done video. Much obliged for the smooth and rightly pitched education.

@banjo7987 2 года назад

When I did my carpentry apprenticeship I had the privilege of being taught by Jim Ruthven. When Stanley Tools developed their metric rafter square they hired Jimas a consultant. The story was told that Jim was helping another instructor build the roof on his house. The roof was a complicated roof with in uneven slopes, hips and valleys. Jim pulled up with a radial arm saw on the back of his truck and asked for the length of the first common rafter; it was the only measurement he asked for! He cut every rafter on the house without any further measurements from the crew. The man was a genius when it came to a rafter square and also his understanding of geometry. He would tell us to get our “gizintas” out and would proceed to do mental calculations faster than we could punch numbers into our calculators. I am forever in his debt and have a great appreciation of the marvel that is a rafter square because of him. You remind me of Jim and your video has brought back many fond memories of a true craftsman.

@micanopykracker902 2 года назад

Wow dude that's an amazing story

@cag9284 4 года назад

I am a carpenter/joiner in England.. and it's a pleasure to watch you sir!

@littleshopofsawdust1157 7 лет назад

I sincerely hope that you continue to make a lot more carpentry videos. I love that you present things in a clear, concise manner, spoken from a guy who has a vast amount of experience. I've watched your Skil Saw videos dozens of times. I absolutely love watching you toss that heavy rascal around like a toy. Please continue to offer us gems like these. Thank you sir.

@tristancraddock2562 4 года назад

Been re-watching these older videos. Scott is an amazing educator. I will have to watch this video a few more times to fully understand the intricacies of the framing square. Interesting how much information is ingrained in those squares and this channel. Keep up the incredible wealth of knowledge!

@aaronbrown284 7 лет назад

I wish I had someone near me that would teach me all the things like your videos do I love love love all this awesome info you give, thank you so much for sharing so much with us!

@Tunafish19847 7 лет назад

By far my favorite RU-vid at this point. I'm a framer by trade and I love watching your enthusiasm and respect for the trade. Keep up the amazing work!

@RJMx-zz8nq 6 лет назад

Another warm and friendly video. I learned a few new things and am encouraged to learn more. Thank you Scott so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. It is truly a pleasure to watch your videos.

@rickyjames593 4 года назад

I love that he takes the time to try to help others learn this craft. I'm in my late 30's, always loved working with wood and building things, but definitely not a professional. I love learning new things and little techniques to be better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.. all the respect in the world to you sir💯

@richardbedard1245 4 года назад

Though I've grown up around tools, used them most of my life, I still appreciate any grain of knowledge pertaining to tools. I really like your videos and I thank you for making the effort to share what you know.

@John-xo3cv 4 года назад

Starting a new hobby project and I often come back to your videos for a refresher. These kind of lessons save so much time when trying to complete a project on schedule and right the first time.

@austinheywood3255 3 года назад

I just came back to watch this video... You two have come a long way in polishing your videos, but I loved it just as much now as I did 4 years ago! You are full of great knowledge! I wish that I could work along side you and soak up even a portion of that knowledge! Thank you for making Essential Craftsman... And keep up the good work!!!

@patrickconnolly2552 5 лет назад

i bow to you master.....i am a self taught carpenter and repair contractor out of necessity...as a young man no one would apprentice me...the era of affirmative action was in full swing... so i read and read and read and when the opportunity presented itself would ask as many questions as the tradesmen would tolerate....blessed are the ones who were honored and privileged to work for and under you...thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills....pat connolly...detroit

@MoGhotbi 4 года назад

Thank you, Scott. It's always a pleasure to hear you explain something.

@marcsheldon6512 3 года назад

Tuning a framing square? I had no idea that could be done.....I'll will be tuning my grandpa's/ dad's framing square so I can keep the legacy going...thank you so much!

@michaelbradford4444 Год назад

The folks who write your script really should consult with a real framer if teaching is the true motive for many of their videos. I read the comments where so many praise you so let me join in and say....your a gifted actor who deserves an Emmy for your portrayal of an experienced carpenter!

@TheEnergyball 7 лет назад

Thank you for sharing. I enjoy learning basics of carpentry and how to get more out of my tools. This was an excellent tutorial. I have an old framing square a friend left to me years ago and had NO clue how much of a respectable tool this was! Thanks again.

@rexoliver7780 4 года назад

These EC videos have taught me new things and served as reviews for what I was taught in shop class over 40 yrs ago!He so reminds me of my carpentry shop class instructor!I have deep respect for this man-has MANY talents and can do ALL of them WELL!!No many other workmen can do these things!

@martin3911 Год назад

I learned how to frame off of a speed square. It's nice to see someone explain a framing square and pass down all that knowledge

@henrymorgner1562 5 лет назад

Wow.I am back in school.thank you for refreshing me up on the carpenters square.you sir are an asset to my tool box.

@Marcus7469 5 лет назад

I really enjoy watching your videos and learning new things. I grew up helping my father and uncle doing all of this and mechanic work. I always have loved doing it but now since I became disabled I'm limited on some things especially climbing ladders and roofs which is depressing. But I have been working on getting myself better so I can do the things I love doing again. I am 44 years old and have done these things since I was around 10.

@BlackSmith222 3 года назад

I like this video. Excellent description. My dad hardly used any of these speed squares or framing square tools. He built many wood projects using a straight scale. Yet he was accurate in angles, pitch. I learned a lot seeing his wood projects.

@glenkelley6048 2 года назад

So Glad I found you! I have been wandering around for 70 years not knowing how to use rafter tables. God Bless your fine talent for sharing information! I could sit here all day watching your many fine presentations, but duty call!

@49woodie 6 лет назад

His pencil at the end - 'Economy Lumber" in Oakland, Ca. Used them for years, great yard. Thanks for the info, always learn from your videos.

@allenand3760 9 месяцев назад

I have just discovered this channel, what a jewel!! Thank you so much for sharing!

@dwight-marvinclifton8674 4 года назад

I just watched another video as a refresher and learned the 5ths are for making a precise octagon. Really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

@matthumphries2190 Год назад

Thank you for your willingness to teach and share your years of knowledge both with work and life.

@WILSON.1 6 лет назад

This video made me take my grandfathers old rusty framing square and wire wheel it clean. Now I can see all of the little markings and numbers again. A whole new tool, and it looks great now, too! Thanks!

@Sabrina-wn6ey 5 лет назад

Love your videos. Know that you are teaching the next generation of builders and we appreciate it. I have learned so much from you and the older volunteers we have at the job site. They give me all their 'old man tricks'. I look forward to passing the knowledge on to my kids eventually. For now I teach volunteers how to build houses for Habitat.

@glennwiebe5128 7 лет назад

Even though it's been several years since I framed custom houses, it sure is good to know what all that stuff on my square was for. I learned to figure it all out "long hand". I bet you I could have cut years off my life by using my square properly! I look forward to each of your videos. They are always informative and mildly entertaining. When it's blacksmithing, or related to such, life gets better! More blacksmithing videos - please! Keep forging! Blessings....

@bryanwalker7031 7 лет назад

Scott, I've spent the evening binge watching your videos. Thank you. I've learned quite a bit about 'falling' and forging and anvils. Great videos, quality work, I'm most impressed. Keep up the great work. I've sent a link to my cousin in Nova Scotia as well. Like yourself, he's an artisan (he doesn't forge), so no doubt he'll appreciate your videos as much as I have.

@outsidescrewball 7 лет назад

As a homebuilder I have watched thousands of homes under construction and it is a treat to see a roof built from racking all of the material/cuts to the sheathing installation.....

@mdevidograndpacificlumbera1539 7 лет назад

This is awesome man- I'm a woodworker-having worked in a mill, and built many small things, furniture etc, i hardly knew a thing about framing- that was until recently, when i decided to build a workshop in my backyard. It went smoothly until i ran into the roof- having a speed square and carpenters square didn't help because i hardly knew how to use em'! commmon, hip, val... never had to work with or use those terms before. I thought to myself, "I wonder if the essential craftsman has any framing square videos". I watched your skill saw video- which was awesome, I figured you might have one up on squares- that was a couple weeks ago, and sure enough you didn't but lo and behold you just uploaded one! Maybe there's some sub-conscious carpenters hivemind out there in the ether all us woodworkers are tapped into- well, that's it. thanks for taking the time to do this, your a wealth of knowelege. Ps: ignore the haters, your kids are awesome!

@SuperSaltydog77 6 лет назад

This channel is pure gold for any skilled tradesman, craftsman or diy homeowner

@articchar-lf 3 года назад

Thanks to all of you. I saw my boss in landscaping using this venetian scale for complex stone cutting but never managed to get an explanation on what it was. You guys are legends!

@RhyanGarrison 7 лет назад

Great video! I love learning about the old technologies and the tools of the trade handed down from generations to generations. Your videos are inspirational and educational sir and thank you for them.

@chancebralley5613 7 лет назад

Loved the video. The combination of watch a project and the educational portion is priceless. Thank You for the framers square education. I need a project using it to get the information to stick in my head. God Bless

@peterpeterson9903 5 лет назад

Thanks for this video, you are a gent and a knowledgeable man and clearly very proud of your knowledge and skills built up over many years. many YT videos are people who like to think they know their game and talk incoherently and ramble on. You get to the point and instil confidence in your ability to relay information to me. I ordered a Swanson 7 inch speed square yesterday complete with rafter book. It should be here any hour now, I am actually genuinely excited to get this in my hand and try it out! I am finishing the walls walls and building a roof on my extension at the weekend and although I have built roofs before, with new knowledge since learnt and my speed square it is going to let me be more productive and accurate. I am looking forward to using it. I also watched all the Larry Haun videos, he seems to be a bit of a cult carpenter, he has 3 full hour long videos on building a house. I enjoy watching him effortlessly work with his brother to build a house.

@jdgunner75 5 лет назад

I wanted to take a moment to thank you, I found this to be one of the best videos on RU-vid. I will subscribe and see what else you have, again thank you I appreciate it.

@eashby22 6 лет назад

I just wanted to say thank you for posting such great videos. I'm self-employed as a handyman and blacksmith. I hope to one day be half as good as you. You truly an inspiration to me.

@billydlux9875 5 месяцев назад

I’m an electrician and frequently use a sheet rock saw to cut open holes that are a huge pain for a dry Waller to patch . Thank you for this info!

@polux5136 7 лет назад

Man Im not even a shop guy but I love your videos, I always learn something.

@lchansocal 6 лет назад

I really appreciate that you are so generous to share your knowledge. In fact, I find so many Chinese Craftsmen they don't want to share what they know. (I am Chinese.) You are such a good narrator I find it easy to learn from you although English is not my first language. Thank you again.

@jakefancote4049 5 лет назад

Great video, very helpful. The dots are a "Octagonal table" used for Marking square beams into octagons. Ref: Essential guide to the steel square by Ken Horner.

@coledave 7 лет назад

love the way your mind works, great and informative. love my colored bold speed square, now starring at my framing square. THX

@mountainmanmike8383 Год назад

Never be able to thank you for all you have taught me with your channel !!! Thank you so much!!

@gregkimura5906 4 года назад

Great videos. I am an engineer by education, but I love working on houses. I work on the houses over the weekend and I've worked on almost every part of the house, except pouring a driveway or framing a house. When I'm working on a house, I have to focus one just the task at hand, which helps clear the stress of my "regular" 9-5 job. I appreciate you sharing your expertise and knowledge - I've never worked for a contractor, nor as a contractor, so I don't know any "tricks of the trade". Thanks again for sharing! I put what I learn here to good use!

@nathanielschmierer1674 7 лет назад

Glad you got to use the anvil that you love so much. Not many carpenters AND blacksmiths around. I happen to appreciate the same things. Finish carpenter/ cabinet maker by trade, but love metalworking as well. Great info. Thanks for sharing.

@Barbarian_6 4 года назад

I've been in construction for 30 years and just now learned how to use a framing square. I've been looking for a video to teach this for a long time. Thanks.

@MrRcarney2010 6 лет назад

I have just recently subscribed to your channel (sent from AvE) I am a fully qualified mechanical engineer maths has always hindered me along with spelling I have had the metric system drilled into me from birth being from the uk but this last year I have been back at school retraining in aeronautical engineering. as this industry is all stuck in the imperial age I am having to relearn how to read a tape this video has taught me a lot. I love watching your videos in all aspects I wish I had the space for my own forge I must thank you for sharing your experience with us younger guys you cannot learn this in schools. I hope you and family have a fantastic new year thank you again from Scotland

@andrewtucker6114 5 лет назад

Glad you left the kid in the video it made me smile. I'm a framer but have only been doing it for around 7 months and your videos are helping me learn things before I have had to do them. Good stuff man!

@benjaminchaney6598 7 лет назад

obvious years of expertise and genuine desire to transfer the knowledge. thank you for producing these videos, I have given them to my guys as an example so that they can learn some of these basic and time-saving Technics. I also have learned many of these tricks over the years under other competent carpenters and value such a good portrayal of what is valued as a contractor in a video form.

@ncshpfox 6 лет назад

Great video. Recently found your channel and subscribed. Had a carpenter friend help me lay out the stairs to my basement. It was a tight fit down to a landing and once he figured out the rise/run of the steps he used two little buttons that attached to the framing square to mark the two points. They sort of screw onto the side of the square. I'm not a professional and had never seen them used before. But it made quick work of laying out the cuts for the stairs.

@SHOTSLAPOUT 5 лет назад

Wow; I'm going to have to watch this a few more times, that was a lot of information. As an electrician, I just use the framing square as a straight edge & the speed square for short straight edge and angles to cut cable tray.

@bigtrshrod 4 года назад

Just found my newest favorite channel . I see a lot of what my dad tried to pass on to me . Although he still alive I doubt I could ever recapture what it was like when I should have paid more attention to him . My dad could do anything with at skill saw and a framing square . Thanks for the memory throw back

@wojak91 4 года назад

This man is easily the most skilled, most knowledgeable, most professional, and overall BEST carpenter on RU-vid. I would hire this guy to work with me any day.

@iyarigarcia4938 4 года назад

SourGrapes can you pay what he ask for easily 50 an hour

@edwilliams4793 Год назад

@@iyarigarcia4938 If you can keep up, his instruction is worth that much and much more…

@snort455 8 месяцев назад

Your lecture is incredibly clear. This RU-vid video the result of a l lot of knowledge and preparation. Thank you for the wonderful explanation! My boss showed me how to use framing square when I was a puppy. I wish he was alive today. He could certainly tell us what the last scale you showed represents. If it comes to mind, Ill let you know. Thanks again

@williamstreet8848 7 лет назад

just stumbled upon your videos. as Carpenter it is very refreshing to see someone you actually does this type of work passing knowledge rather that some underexperenced college kid .... thank you and I look forward to any future videos

@petertrohatos5607 7 лет назад

Thank you! for the video Scott, excellent job as usual, I appreciate the effort and look forward to more videos. Keep up the good work!!!

@messybench 7 лет назад

we are relatively the same age, but I like to watch you and think. Thank you for putting so much out there.

@stroys7061 5 лет назад

I love your videos and I always read the comments. You have the best videos on the net and you have the sharpest viewers/commenters anywhere. Please keep up the good work.

@555mainesmonsters 2 года назад

The education you give for free is invaluable! Young guys( yeah,not many because they are so fragile) need to watch every single video you put out, it’s an education like what I got at The North Bennett Street School in Boston( oldest trade school around) which cost me $20,000! Invaluable brother

@troyjudkins4783 7 лет назад

Thoroughly enjoy your content, please keep up the great work! You seem to have an amazing range of skills presented with a bit of humor that is very entertaining.

@donttellya7849 4 года назад

I just started framing houses as a rookie and I'm trying to learn. this video is helpful man you're smart

@utahwhiplashclinic 3 года назад

I noticed someone already commented on the octagonal table you were asking about. There’s a book called Essential Guide to the Steel Square by Ken Horner that has a short section in chapter 8 about it. I’m still learning, so I can’t say much more about it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It helped me understand some of what Ken Horner’s book was talking about.

@fergusdangerfield156 2 года назад

Fantastic video, very educational. I will now tackle my greenhouse roof with a lot more confidence. Thanx for posting x.

@tonydeleo3642 4 года назад

Thanks, great program. When I was growing up, my dad always referred to a framing sale as a "form scraper".

@billyoc225 6 лет назад

Best explanation I've ever heard of that dark art. Glad I'm an Ironworker!

@merrittbeymer5102 4 года назад

Hi Scott, the framing square I have that was my Grandfathers, is a Nichols, identical to the one you were given. Because it was so covered in rust or grime, I didn't realize the tables existed until I saw this video. Thank you, I love using my Grandfather's tools, it's great to add this old school information to my work, as opposed to always using the modern calculator method. Thank you!

@clintbrown4691 Год назад

Excellent video as always!!! The table you asked about (someone probably already commented) is an octagon table. Also the multiplication table is also commonly used for board foot calculation. I was very fortunate to learn from my grandfather on how to use a framing square. I've had so many younger guys in the trades work for me didn't have a clue how to use a framing square with that said could barely use a speed square. Hopefully some younger guys are watching and learning thanks for the good videos keep them up.

@pierredelecto7069 5 лет назад

Man i should of watched this before i spent a few days trying to level plumb and square an old shed. Thanks for teaching me. Ill make sure to help anyone who is as clueless as i was. Ill point them to your videos, you sir are skilled at instruction.

@coltonmcgahey 3 года назад

Your the dad I never had, I’ve learned so much from your tool videos. Thanks for the help 👌👊

@greenmanotg6056 7 лет назад

I've worked in carpentry, never knew most of that. Thanks for the vid.

@BrianDaleNeeley 7 лет назад

Excellent video (as always). This one was PARTICULARLY information dense, and I will probably forget a good deal before I need to make use of any of this (but I know where to refresh my memory!). I also realize that you didn't cover EVERYTHING about using the carpenter's square (particularly the little clamps (I forget the name) that they use for cutting stair ?risers?). And I personally LIKE seeing kids in videos (appropriately). It helps to show people aren't simply instructing (like some professor in a classroom), but are LIVING a LIFE. The children are around, but not in the work area. And you aren't too busy to stop and enjoy the reasons for living. Finally, I think I have been subscribed about three months, and in that time the number of subscribers has TRIPLED!! Awesome growth, and I hope you can keep it going! Good work, and I'm glad to see a well-deserved channel take off!

@jrnull1 7 лет назад

those little clamps are called "stair gauges", I have about 20 sets spread around various toolboxes, tool bags and tool belts, very handy for various angled cuts, not just stairs

@thomasarussellsr 7 лет назад

good way to set up repeated measures as well.

@tjpeters99 7 лет назад

also called "stair dogs" out west

@thomasarussellsr 7 лет назад

***** in the SouthEast as well.

@klmbuilders5385 6 лет назад

I have a designated spot in my work bus (yes, bus) for several pair of gauges. I also carry one pair clamped to one of my toolbelt pocket lips.

@jimburnsjr. 7 лет назад

Congratulations on what looks to have been a beautiful example of a long and very prosperous life; thank you very much for sharing your experience. Thanks very much for the safety and other wise observations; great videos, very enjoyable.

@steveinspokane3096 4 года назад

Wow! 700K subscribers!! Way to go Scott. I watched your video to understand my square a bit better (trying to build some stairs) and this did the trick. Thank you. Incidentally, my square is a hand-me-down from way back. It has a 1901 patent date.....maybe they all do. :) God bless you and Kelly. Steve and Kathy

@clares7361 5 лет назад

Had to try the framing square fix, bloody worked.

@bc65925 7 лет назад

One of the best learning days in shop class was the day Dick Rogers spent teaching this lesson. And a little known fact, the angle opposite to the hypotenuse is the female of the species for it is ALWAYS right.

@JonPyzer 5 лет назад

Ha, ha so true

@lloydmcknight 5 лет назад

haha, love it!!!

@nayhem 4 года назад

That's acute joke, there!

@jasondoust4935 4 года назад

@@nayhem Bah-boom, tissshhhh..!

@yaalav 7 лет назад

meanwhile in Canada, following the metric system, still use imperial for construction. Love the tip on adjusting the square. My Dad (although not a framer) taught me that trick 40 years ago on the farm.

@VgniK88 3 года назад

Encyclopaedia love watching your videos learned so much, thanks. From Melbourne Australia

@floydoharejr4477 4 года назад

Great video! Maybe you could do one on the 3,4,5 method of squaring and one on using string to straighten a wall...Thanks

@paulgewiss9238 4 года назад

As a carpenter one of my deep seated beliefs is that you never stop learning. I framed homes for twenty-five years and now I just repair them. I think that you need to understand both old and new. I also seek out things that I don't know or see what others know that I don't. So watching this guy explain the various tables on the steel square I was good with him up until the octagon scale which I have a basic understanding of. He was honest about it and I appreciate that. I also appreciate his framing square tuning trick as well as his tools that have clearly been used. Some guys will have brand new tools in their videos. Old dog new tricks the video was worth watching.

@jamesd1942 4 года назад

Have you used the octagon scale?? I’ve learned about it from watching other videos, but have only found a very limited amount of information.

@Mrdannychips 5 лет назад

Hi I just watched your video on the square. It is very good and informative. The 5••••10•••• scale is for circular, octagon and splayed bay work, I use the square a bit. But I didn’t know about the knee scale, thank you. Keep up the good work and don’t work to hard. Dan.

@chris15325 5 лет назад

It’d be awesome to see you and the crazy framer talking about building together

@jiwbink 3 года назад

GREAT VIDEO! I HAVE SEEN "TRUED" SQUARES,DIDN'T KNOW THE REASON FOR THE LUNCH MARKS. NOW I DO!!THX!

@estevanjuarez9571 7 лет назад

This is the perfect type on knowledge I need it thank you

@MrTeff999 4 года назад

Scott, I often fail to click a thumbs-up because as soon as one video ends, RU-vid starts another and I just keep watching. I just want you to know that I give all your videos a mental thumbs up.