How to Use A Speed Square and Bevel Gauge to Find Angles in Woodworking
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I show you how to use a speed square and a bevel gauge to capture, transfer, and measure angles.
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About this video:
Today, we generally let the miter saw measure and make our angle cuts. But, learning to capture, transfer, and measure angles is a foundational woodworking and DIY skill that will serve you well.
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Got more speed square, bevel gauge, or angle finding tips and tricks? Put them down here!
You really helped me understand how they determine angles for that bevel tool will come in very handy thank you
can you recommend any book's I do renovations finishing and general construciton.. however im always forgetting techniques like this.. short of writing my own book with diagrams etc.. on techniques for install work and tool techniques can you recommend any? books are fine on site. people look at you funny if you watch videos.
Here is one, no one has said so far:
suppose you need to transfer a line all around a piece of wood,
for instance a 2 X 3. Trace your first line, flange down. Then, holding tight your
speed square, scribe along the edge of the flange. There you are
on the next side of your stud. Extend the line. And soooo on...
And for the rest off the world except Myanmar (also known as Burma), Liberia and the US. one inch is 2.54 cm
Great Video and audio!!!! I needed to find an angle on one of my project, and after watching you video, now I know how. Thank you! I look forward to more of you videos.
You are the only one I've seen on RUclips that has actually done the math.. bravo! I'm union carpenter 25 yrs in. My dad, uncles, grandad all Carpenters. Unfortunately we all were not smart enough to do anything else but we were and are intelligent enough to do the math... In which no one nowadays seems to know how to do. The bevel is used to determine your angle first, not to just only transfer a line to a board. Do the math as well, you will find it's simple. If anyone happens to read this then pay attention, this man is telling you right 👍 Thank you
Love the family tradition & union carpenter 🙏🏽
Great video!
Excellent.
EXCELLENT🌟‼️
You started off really well, and then, I thought, you tried to share too much information, too quickly. I've been using one of those speed squares for 50 years and a couple of times, you lost me. Probably, my dementia kicking in.
You don't know what are you saying ,dome
2:50 - You can also calculate the angle without moving/rotating the speed square. With the speed square flush against the wood, subtract the angle shown from 90. In this case it is 55, so 90 - 55 = 35. It's pretty much what you went through ~5:10. Less worry about errors resulting from moving the speed square.
I've used speed squares for years, and you are the first person I've ever seen explain the angles in relation to a 90 degree line, not the edge of the board the speed square fence goes against. Superb work. Very intuitive and easy to follow.
Thanks, Brendan! Very kind of you!
"a speedsquare is as its name suggests [...] a square".. IT IS A TRIANGLE!
Your a great teacher thank you for going out of your way to pass on your knowledge this has been really helpful. Much appreciated you've gained a new fan my friend. Going to create some angles on a few blocks as guides for when I'm sharpening my chisels and plane blade.
I'm glad it helped you out and its great to have you!
Thanks for teaching me. I'll defeat trigonometry yet!
This video is gold! It's amazing how long you can use a tool before you actually learn more about it.
Subbed from just this video! I look forward to watching more.
Glad to have you, Dylan!
Damn that was informative as hell dude!
Just found you video. Your amazing and can explain things in layman's terms. Thanks ever so much!!!
Wish I had such a clear explanation like this when I was trying to figure out how to use a bevel gauge. Great explanation and tips.
Thank you!
Thank you. This was really well done. Very good explanations, especially when you made clear what the angles are in reference to.
This is cool but I was looking at more from a metal fabricators point. I have to fab stuff w all kinds of angles so much some times but this really helped. Thanks.
Thanks Benjamin! Always cool to hear it helped in a different application
This has been one of the most useful videos I've had a chance to see in a while. Something so basic and simple yet was alluding me and this made the light bulb pop thank you and I look forward to checking out more of your videos.
Glad it helped!
Why is it called a square? Looks like a triangle to me.
That's a good question! We have no idea.
Dude, This is unnecessary over complicated, as the 55 degree was already seen on the speed square on the very first fit to your straight line, than you are done, just subtract 55 from 90 and you get the 35 degree (90-55=35) and vica versa.
I just love this bideo. Did you know that Joseph the father of Jesus top hits on an early age and I bet he learned all these basic fundamentals which is really awesome because he could make wood out of anything. I didn't see from beginning to end what he was doing but he was building a big size chair and a table all out of wood using old tools. I'm telling you it was really incredible what Jesus could do with a piece wood. But we all know that's what his purpose wasn't meant to be. What that goes to show you he does respect people who work because he worked hard as a carpenter and he made a career out of it before he went into begin his ministry.
Excellent Presentation - Easily understood.
Great video, I’m putting new fasha boards on the end of a house, how do I find the angle so I can have a tight fit at the peak?
Thank you thank you for the video sir,i'd learned a lot.. thats kind of video that like of the viewers, may i request for your coming videos is an actual cutting wood use an same tools.. and it what it can do thank you.sir Godbless
Thanks for clarifying all that!!
I absolutely love you from the bottom of my heart for this video. For real!
With a combination square do I take the complimentary angle?
For all of you that asked in 10th grade geometry "when are we ever going to use this" 😁
How did you mush the round end of the gauge into a relatively sharp corner?
Very informative! Thank you.
Thanks for the bevel guage tut! I have a Swanson SpeedSquare I use a lot ; but, just recently inherited a bevel gauge. Now I don't have to 'figure out' how to use it.
You're so welcome, Gary, glad it helped!
Probably the MOST informative video I've ever watched!! You got yourself a new sub
Thank you and glad to have you around!
@@OutoftheWoodwork I just got into woodworking and this was the first time I learned so much about such simple tools! Thank you
Thanks for the video. I found a bevel gauge in some hand me down tools and wasn't sure how to use it. Now I know!
It's a great tool when you need it!
Thanks for the video, learned lots!
Jesse, glad it helped you out!
Bro, where have you been all my life?!...
For almost 2yrs, I have been trying to teach myself how to use a speed square to make angled cuts on lumber, in order to learn how to cut rafters. I couldn't figure this crap out for NOTHING!
...until I came across this video of yours!
It wasn't until you mentioned that the cut is actually in reference to your 90° that I finally had that light-bulb-turned-on moment happen inside of my head.
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!
I’m getting flashbacks of all the moments I could have used a bevel gauge to make my life easier. Great video!
😂 Thanks!
So a 35 degree angle gives you a 35 degree cut relative to the 90 degree on the short point. It also gives you a 55 degree on the long point in reference to the same perpendicular line. It also gives you a 125 degree cut relative to the angel the piece is sitting in. This can be confusing but thinking about the speed square as accounting for 90 degrees already then it makes the concept a little easier to grasp. The speed square isn’t giving you the angle of the wall. It’s giving you the angle you need to cut away from a 90 degree piece to match the wall angle. That cut can also be turned upside down and fit into an acute 55 degree angle wall. The problem would be where the long point and short point of that cut are. We like to say 21 inches at 35 degrees butt to long or butt to short or long to long or short to short. That way the angle is cut with the proper length on the proper face of the wood and no confusion is had.
Used the bevel gauge to help me find that angle to cut my spindles, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely top class . Thanks
Good stuff...Mahalo for posting
Hi great video, thank you, interesting theory on the slot on the bevel, I thought it was to enable getting the opposite angle, and to allow the blade to tuck back into the body of the tool, also another mistake people often make when using the mitre saw is that 0 is actually 90. Thanks again keep 'em coming
Thank you for the great tutorial!
I’m always irritated when the reference for the angle isn’t mentioned. Especially since it takes so little effort to do. You nailed it by describing convention and really helped my understanding. Thank you.
What is the 45degree angle on the end of the metal blade of the T bevel for? Thanks for the informative vid!
You are such a talented, kind, and very cool guy. You share your plans for free in the description. I wish Glen from DIY Creators would have done that. He offers his woodwork plans for sale on his website. Thanks for being such a wonderful person.
GREAT. EXPLANATION. 😊😊
It's a T bevel, not an angle gauge.
very helpful video this is what i looking for..im building a wall right now and its steep..thanks a lot
I definitey need to get that bevel gauge. Trying to use a speed square to get accurate angles really messing me up..should have never skipped geometry class!
Couldn't you just strike the bevel line then put your pivot and the end of that?
Yes, that's the way it's done. I drew the vertical line to illustrate the angle.
How do I measure an angle on a handrail using speed square? Please. Thanks
Very useful video, thanks so much for putting it out!!
That's was very educational! Thank you
Thank you for the visual. Helps so much!
I love absolutely everything about your content, dude!
I’m building a lean to on my moms shed. How do I figure the angle of the roof?
Great video
Find and 118 degree angle
Interesting. Thank you.
Thank you, Andy
This was the best video for understanding the angles of a speed square and the angles' relationship to other angles. Thank you sir for making this video. I was about to contact my old woodshop teacher (from 18 years ago). You saved me so much time!
I do have one question; how do we calculate the degrees needed in a cut to say, create legs for a picnic table? That is, what degree cut will I need to make to create angled legs that will be appropriate for a 2'x5' picnic table top? With the specific goal of making the table top 36 inches from the ground?
I'm trying to figure this out and am having a hard time. I appreciate any guidance you can give!
Cheers!
Thanks! It all comes down to turning it into a triangle and calculating it that way. The right angle goes straight down from the bottom of the top to the ground and it's length will be 36". Then you can figure out the rest from there if you know a little geometry. You want to know the angle at the top and the length of the leg will be the side opposite of the right angle.
Just subbed!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Many thanks for the clear explanation of measuring the angles against the 90. Also for the similar clear principle that a miter is described as the angle cut out, not the angle retained.
Now i know how to use bevel gauge. 😊😄😉
Quite handy ~
great info! this will really help me cut the fiber cement siding on my current rehab project's gables. i did it by trial and error. going to buy a bevel gauge tomorrow!
Glad it helped!
Thank you, you’re right, a lot of videos don’t mention what you did about the speed square. Pro oh cuz it’s common sense or to some obvious but to me it wasn’t until you explained it. I though “oh right duuuh. Makes sense” lol
Thanks Jesse, glad it helped!
Too much math. But your doing great.
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Excellent explanation! Always confusing which angle you want to represent when doing this.
Thanks, Tom
Good points. Viewer would have benefited from a better camera angle. Otherwise great tips.
I agree...needs a top down camera for something like this. Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you tommy for this video I have watched alot of videos and more confused when I watched them but you are a good teacher thanks for your help
Thank you...I'm glad it was helpful!
Very bad teacher he doesn’t know how tip technology wood work are you bla bla 👎🏿
Good video!
So what is line across the upper tip for?
Nice lecture
I appreciate the clear and informative information.
Just subscribed
That means a lot, Jim, thanks!
great stuff
helpful video, thank you
Great video. Thank you.
Nice easy to understand stuff man
What is the layout computer program used at the beginning of this video?
Matt Tyce sketchup
Thank you very much. Excellent teaching video
Thanks so much, Eddy
Great video! Here is a pretty cool tip for using a speed square to find the center of the board, especially for wider boards. Start by drawing a straight square line on each side of the both ends of the board. You will use these lines as reference lines. Then take the square, and using the square draw a 45 degree line from the straight line, flip the square over and draw another 45 degree line from the opposite end of the straight line. What you end up with is basically an X with a line on top if that makes sense. Do this on each side of the board. You can now use a straight edge or a chalk line to draw a line exactly from each center of the X. Congrats, you now know exactly where the center is of your board. I hope this makes sense.
excellent overview. I am doing a project right now and this will help out a lot!
Great to hear!
i use my iphone it has 1 flat edge
Confusing. You mark a certain degree line, then say it's a different reading depending on what side of the line you're on. Saying 90 degrees minus so and so degrees =. Never once have I heard it explained like that.
Great video and information
Just adding to the chorus of appreciation. Well done sir.
Thanks so much!
Agree with other comments, super clear and to the point - great stuff :)
dplatts14 thanks!
Absolutely brilliant video and not over complicated a steady speed allowing the viewer to keep up and comprehend what’s going on .
Perfect for me a novice but this has really helped many thanks
I Should of payed more attention in class!!!!
Ernesto Apantipan 😂
Finally someone who explained the angle measurements using a speed square clearly-that is in reference to the vertical axis. Thank you!
Thanks for noticing! I'm sure I'm far from the first or only one to mention it, but I never hear anyone talk about it.
Great work. Thank you.
Thanks alot, great master.
thanks for sharing your wisdom and making it sound easy lol
Ha! You're welcome
Great Video thanks alllot
I'm still lost lol. I suck
don't worry, still be happy
Great learning tutorial!
Very concise. 👍