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Video: Accurate Inside Measurements Online Membership Required

A combination square will get you the precision you need by Justin Fink

Video: Use a Square to Scribe a CircleOnline Membership Required

It may sound deceiving, but this tip will leave your compass out of the equation completelyby Justin Fink

Tip: Speed Square holsterOnline Membership Required

by Mark Wilson

Laying Out a Common Rafter

Laying out a common rafterby Jim Anderson

Octagonal Porch PostsOnline Membership Required

Octagonal porch postsby Rob Turnquist

Laying Out OctagonsOnline Membership Required

Whether framing an octagonal window or laying out a bay, here are two fast ways to get the angles rightby John Carroll

Using a Story Pole to Lay Out StairsOnline Membership Required

A simple full-scale pattern takes the confusion out of figuring consistent and safe stair-tread heightsby Lon Schleining

Tip: Triangle-square refinementOnline Membership Required

by Will Ruttencutter

A Different Approach to Rafter LayoutOnline Membership Required

Measuring along the bottom of the rafters and using a site-built jig simplify the processby John Carroll

Editors PickBuilding Finish StairsOnline Membership Required

With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they areby Andy Engel

Getting More out of Your Rafter SquareOnline Membership Required

If you understand the twelfth scale, your square becomes a durable calculator that never needs batteriesby Greg Ziomek

Tip: Trimming doors to fit over carpetOnline Membership Required

by Walt Zaenker

Tip: Cutting drywall with a T-squareOnline Membership Required

by Tim Brigham

Cutting out Basic Stairs

A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringersby Eric Pfaff

Editors PickSquaring and Leveling MudsillsOnline Membership Required

If you assume the foundation is accurate, you may end up custom cutting each rafter and fussing with every miter in your trimby Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

A Veteran Stairbuilder's Tools and TipsOnline Membership Required

Modified tools and custom jigs expedite staircase assemblyby Michael von Deckbar-Frabbiele

Tip: Triangle-square holderOnline Membership Required

by Will Ruttencutter

Tip: Getting a grip on mitersOnline Membership Required

by Greg Smith

Tip: Square makes circleOnline Membership Required

by Matthew C. Jackson

Tip: Stair-gauge straightedgeOnline Membership Required

by Will Milne

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