That was easy to understand. I can now use my speed square for more than just making perpendicular cuts on the end of a board. Ha! As a Marine Veteran myself, I love me some Barney Style! In all seriousness you do have a gift for teaching in a way that makes the most novice DIY'er able to accomplish more with greater confidence. Much appreciated, and I look forward to getting our fence and gate looking nice, without sagging! Blessings.
Hi Paul an aussie here from down under great video .you been great influence to get back into wood working .also loved your hole in plaster board repairs came in real use full to repair my hole in the bathroom ceiling again thanks for great easy to learn videos
Used one of these for 30 years. I knew it had more to it than cutting 90 45 or used as a saw guide. Tried reading the book but never clicked with me until this. Excellent demo of an invaluable tool!! Great Job and keep em coming.
Hey Ron, I really appreciate your comment, I also want to thank you for your service! That is one saying that will stick in my head, Barney Style....LOL! Have a good day! Paul
Hey DFW, I've seen some of your videos and you do very good work. I would definitely recommend you if you were in my area. Keep up the great channel. Paul
Hi Michael This is a 5/12 pitch, if you take a yard stick and lay it down from 3' away, it will touch the wall at one end. If you take another yard stick and start from the same distance away but in an upward angle, it will not touch the wall. The higher the angle the further away from the wall it will be. If you look in a Swanson Blue Book, or on a rafter chart, you will see that a 5/12 pitch requires the rafter to be 13" long in order to have the same reach as a flat board that is 12" long because it is on an angle. I hope this helps! Thanks! Paul
Awesome video, I never got as an in depth explanation of a speed square as this video. I always use it for straight cuts with a skills saw. I will definitely be using it as a level in the future!
Very good explanation as usual Paul thanks mate. we do not use speed squares very often here buddy, but I still find the information you give very useful sir. I have just bought a speed square but so far just used it for marking any timber that I am cutting.
your the man......thanks for your time......i needed to brush up on that stuff and you explain it well,......ps i could use one of those books ......lol.....Brad
good info Paul. you would be surprised how many of my buddies knew nothing to do with them things. plus the home made level is pretty darn useful as well, if you don't have an actual level around.
So that's what all those numbers mean! I don't do a lot of construction but this video will certainly come in handy if and when I do have to do some. lol
Hi Ravenbar's Repairs You are right in one sense, it will not work on pitches over 12/12 but you will not get a wrong reading because you cannot use it at all for pitches over 12/12. The string line will not allow you to read anything past 45 degrees or 12/12 pitch. That is a very good comment and I now realize that I should have added that in the video. I try my best to cover all of my bases but I sometimes overlook things. I didn't give it much thought because I knew people couldn't get a false reading and I was planning on doing a future video on different ways to find your pitch. This method works very well for the most common pitches and the average DIY'er probably won't attempt to work on a pitch as steep as 12/12 or greater. I really appreciate you bringing this to my attention and I would like to send you a free SPEED SQUARE with a BLUE BOOK. If you go to Paulstoolbox.com and send your shipping address on my contact page I will send it out to you. Thanks and have a good day! Paul
