Cutting a Rafter using a speed square is easy, bird's mouth included

I have adjusted the background music level as per the recommendations in the comments.
This video shows how a shed rafter is cut with a speed square.
I would like to thank those people who commented on the previous video that had the "jukebox" music too loud and made it hard to hear me.
Please leave a comment and give this video a "thumbs up" if you enjoy it.
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Thanks, everyone; Gary of Howtosquirrel

[@carolynelrod9994]

it's like really working with an uncle trying to teach you stuff. love how it's dumbed down to make it easy to remember. i won't forget this lesson Uncle Gary! thank you!

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Glad to help

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Here is the same video with a lower background music volume
ruclips.net/video/eAMT7-zaCOw/видео.html

[@JeffreyBoyden]

The music is a bit much. Video is good.. get rid of the music

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

will do

[@nelsondiaz4344]

Hi! This video shows how you make the cuts and making the cuts but does not explain where you get the numbers, angles, lengths and why. I do appreciate your video though, I just wouldn't know how to go about it if the shed was wider or thinner or the height of the middle was higher or lower. See what I'm getting at?

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Good point, I will create a article in the near future giving more details. Thanks for watching

[@waegnw1793]

While you fixed the problem with each rafter being 1/2" too short, you did not explain how the error occurred. Was it a simple measuring error, or was it more complicated than that. I ask because, if I follow your instructions for the original cutting of the rafter length without knowing the problem, I will/might(?) also end up with my initial pair of rafter being 1/2" too short.
Also, as a newbie to the art of shed building (and wood working in general), I wonder if you can explain what the 5-12 pitch indicates/means. What pitch/slope/incline would the roof have (with a 5/12 pitch) and why did you choose it? I live in a state with heavy winter snows from about October through March. I wish to build an 8'x16' shed (with a metal roof) with a slope sufficient to shed the winter snow buildup. What minimum roof incline would you suggest for this purpose?
Thank you for your time in reading and considering my questions.

[@olkeriilremengesau5461]

I think we got the idea. It should be 58 inches without deduction of the thickness of the ridge. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

yes you are correct about the ridge board,

[@lark_ch1]

At the point where you say rough framing i would measure center of the joist and use large square to set one rafter at center then other will follow.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

hope this new video helps
ruclips.net/video/Q2kRDCpFCxY/видео.html

[@raymondrodriguez5068]

Nice video but all the moving around made me dizzy.😵‍💫

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Sorry about that

[@raymondrodriguez5068]

@@unclegarybuilds2023 its ok, i enjoyed watching anyway.🙂

[@AfricanSouthernCross]

You see my friend you talk about 5/12 pot h but who the F knows how to obtain that 5/12 to the unknown it’s only numbers try explaining how to obtain a number instead of assuming EVERYONE and your granny knows this.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

5/12 means for every 12 inches (foot) of horizontal run of the width of the structure the rafter raises up 5 inches.
If you were building a garage that was 20 foot wide with a peak in the center of the building with a 5/12 pitch the center would be at 10 foot
10 x 5 = 50 inches rise from the top of the rafter over the edge of the wall to the peak
I hope this made it a little clearer.
Thanks for watching