Can anyone explain all the numbers printed on the sides of a 24" L shaped carpenters square. Or send me to a web site that does? ty
2006-08-26 17:55:29 · 6 answers · asked by Sam J 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Some of the numbers are just a ruler. Others are used to measure rise and run when building stairs or trusses for a roof. Yet others are used to make different mitre cuts for other carpentry applications. Hope this helps make more sense of the square.
2006-08-26 20:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Porterhouse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should come with an owners manual... but they are also called a framing square so a search by that name may render more results. Anyway, the thing is used to create all types of roofing angles for the type of pitch you want on a roof, they are also used in stair building and basically every type of construction... this may help a little bit.
http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/device/devices2.html
2006-08-26 18:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the inches and feet on one side the other may tell how to cut rafter angles for the roof.
2006-08-26 19:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
STANLEY makes a very good pamphlet explaining all the numbers. It is much to complicated to try to expain here.
2006-08-28 04:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Framing square....
2016-03-26 21:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a book, too much to explain
2006-08-27 15:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by lheitjan_01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋