Speed Square Basics - How to use one 

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Thank you, this is the best video on speed square uses I've seen. Your talent as a teacher is exceptional.

Great videos man, keep it up. You go into the details that beginners want which is great

Thank you so much! For your work working videos. the video instructions are clear, concise, and easy to understand.

This is going to help me a lot at my job .

Great video! I think I have seen all of the videos on speed squares on RU-vid, and yours is the best. Perfect amount of information, just subbed. Keep up the good work

New to carpentry and have learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much!

Awesome visual of the seatcut and bird mouth - so easy to understand

You just blew my mind! Thank you for a very informative video. I have simply been using it to make straight cuts. Looking forward to watching more on your channel.

Thank you, you are an excellent teacher/coach!

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Quite grateful to learn several other uses of speed square.

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Thanks for video. So amazing this lil tool can do. Never knew that before.

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Josh, I bought one of these squares after having seen your video, thank you so much! It has so many uses, every time i look at this square it gives me new ideas on projects. Of course, being in New Zealand, mine is metric, however it was made by Empire in the US. Great tool that I just love to use.

What an amazing tool! I've had it for years but still I dont know much about its functions

dude fantastic layout of a roof and appropriate for the tool and at the end. ty and gj

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I really enjoy your presentation and commentary! Outstanding! Semper Fi

Bought one , absolutely fantastic. 👍😎

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Wow! 😯 Now i know i have to buy this one.. thanks for the infos. God bless.. 🙂

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Thank you very Much! You have no clue how handy this came in today. Cannot wait to see more videos. 1st time student today. V

Thank you so much for your simplified tutorial... from kenya

Brilliant videos for a beginner like me. Many thanks from the UK. Keep up the great work

I've always had one but didn't know it was that useful.... thanks

Thanks THA! Great instruction

Very very good, I'd have to say yourself & Larry haun ( not sure if you know him) are the 2 most simple straightforward people online explaining this stuff. Well done, from a fellow carpenter.

Your channel is amazing and you're a great teacher! Thank you so much!

Thank you sir! you are an exceptional instructor. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us all!!

Wow! Thank you so much. Just purchased my first speed square. I’m new to wood working, an my first projects were putting LED’s on pre_made cornhole boards with epoxy. Now I’m ready to step it up a custom set. Then a deck in backyard.

Great video!

Thank you Master. I learned so many things on this video. Love from Turkey

Great Job Nicely Done

alright. three incredible videos. I'm subscribing now. speed square blows me away...

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Thank you a million fold!!

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I never knew I needed to watch a video on how to use a speed square but here I am.....Thank you! Liked and subscribed.

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I build unigue bird houses. Your training was a great help

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Brilliant video it’s helped me out big time thank you

Now I know how to use a speed square, thanks!

WOW! That was the best video about the use of speed square. You are such an exceptional teacher. I wish you're my teacher in Construction course I'm taking right now. Please make more videos. Thank you!

Thanks

This was great!! I’ll still have to watch it a few times lol since I am new to woodworking. I know eventually I’ll be using this BUT I want to get a head start and impress the boss soon one day😉. Thanks man!!

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@1.35: if you measure from the end and make a mark at 1", then 2", then 3", etc., every piece after the 1st one will be ~1/8" too small due to the width of the saw kerf in the first cut.

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Merci, je ne connaissais pas les différentes possibilités de cet outil indispensable. Thank you, I did not know the different possibilities of this essential tool. ( Ricco, in Britany in France, )

I use it to space deck boards when building decks.

I really enjoyed your videos , they are very clear and easy to follow. Could you do one on valley rafters?

I recommend using the plastic speed squares, they're lighter in your belt and have much greater visibility for the markings. On my metal ones I rub white paint into the markings to make them more visible. I also recommend you include the larger size in your tool box or workshop because it is really handy for some applications. One of mine I've cut off the part that sticks out past the 2 X 4 at a 90 degree angle and it fits all the way down into my pouch and I use it when I'm framing only with 2 X 4 material.

Great video. I've ALWAYS BEEN CONFUSED about how to do rafters. The way you showed it was an "Oh My Gawd! That is how you do it!" THANKS!

you earned one more subriber. thanks for great videos, will check out more later

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I tried to use this apparatus from Walmart to get 45 degrees angles on my wood piece for a joint, but it was impossible to get the saw through. Thanks for the video.

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At 6:58 you show how to mark 3 and a half with a speed square. Just make sure to mark with the inside of the flange on your square. You'll have just over 3 and 5/8 if you mark on the outside and I'm sure different squares could have different thicknesses.

Hello, I enjoy these videos and there very helpful. When you cut the seat cut of the birds mouth( for the width of your top plate) it looks like there is less than 2/3 of your hight above plate left. Am I wrong to think the hap should be no less than 2/3 ?

24 negative people God bless you all haterz. Good video sir. Thank you...

Do you have a video showing how to take a piece of wood that is not even on all four sides. How do you make one side straight sorry I'm a beginner and I just don't get it.

When using the speed square as a guide when cutting try putting it on the side closer to you.

Thank you for this.I never knew what the Common feature was for. I do know so thank you. You mentioned 8 , 12 pitch when lining up the 8 common. I get where the "8" came from, but where does the "12" come from?

Where did the 1/3 rule go? Is the birdmouth cut depth, in every roof the same,when you use the 8-12 pitch? Or is it only here the case, while you use only, the small presentation pieces?

Is there a reason you exceeded the 1 third rule on the heel cut of the birds mouth? Generally you leave 2 thirds of stock minimum? Is there a reason why you wouldn't do so on a particular project?

So if the super ask for a 4/12 cut or an 8/12 cut would I still line up my square to where it says "12" on the that "common" row? Thanks for the video by the way.

There is a diagonal line that goes from about the 3 1/2 inch mark on the "vertical" leg of the square to about the 70 degree mark on the hypotenuse. What is THAT for ?

What is the equivalent of this tool for metal working? Or is it the exact same tool they use as well?

What if you find your speed square is slightly off? Is there anything you can do to adjust?