The basics on a Speed square

Love that people are willing to spend their own time to teach others their skills, and share knowledge. my hat off to you, mister

I want to thank you so much for this. I am a grandma, in KY. I lost my house and my retirement, back in 2008. I am now fixing up a house. I got it cheap. Because it needs a lot of work. I can't afford to pay someone. And i could do it myself, if i knew how. But I can learn! THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME! You are helping me have a HOME again! God bless

I bought a metal speed square today because I had a plastic one that I broke. Was putting up rafters on a new deck I built. You just taught me all kinds of new stuff you can use a speed square for. Thank you for your time and how well you explained this.

I was fascinated by your skill! This was wonderful to view, and I am not a carpenter . I never knew about a speed square, and want to thank you for sharing what it is and how to use it in the work that you so efficiently know in the jobs you perform.

I was framing a house several years ago in Illinois. A girl college student , a family friend, said she wanted to learn how to frame, and asked if I would let her help frame as on the job training. She came to work the following day. At one point I was up on the second floor joists nailing. I needed the speed square which was lying on the first floor. I hollered for her to throw me up the square which was 3 or 4 feet from her. She looked all around and could not see it. She asked again what i needed, i told her the square. She picked up a saw and asked if this is what i needed. Again I asked for the sguare there by her feet. She finally picked it up and said do you mean this? I said yes (you dummy). She then told me I had a lot to learn cause this ain"t no square, Its a triangle. I bout fell over laughing....

Just picked up a speed square and didn't realise how versatile it could be until watching this video - thanks very much!

I've had a speed square for years and never used it. This video has been an exceptional learning tool. Clear, simple language and good visual aids. Nice job!

Thanks for breaking that down. Totally comprehensible and to the point. Again, thank you sir.

Thanks for taking the time to pull this together. Ive been using a speed square for years not realizing its full potential. Thanks

I went through the trouble of resetting my password just to like this video. Its amazing people go out of their way to give free knowledge! great video

been doing this for 37 years good to see some people still care. good job and thanx

27 years in the business. Learned this 26 years ago and still Love to watch. Good job fellow carpenter.

Have been carrying one of these in my truck for years, and finally got a lesson on what all those protractor numbers are. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. If you take requests, I'd love to see a video on how to make the table you build on.

Just came across this. Best explanation of one of the most if not the most sold inexpensive wood working measurement tool. This got me to be a subscriber. Thank you.

I've had speed squares for most of my adult life (I'm 62) and basically used it to scribe straight lines for the chop saw. NEVER knew about the 1/4" in marks for ripping. It's like I have another tool. Thank you sir.

The real genius is in the rafter tables included with every speed square, used in conjunction to make compound cuts on hips and valleys. All figured out for us. Truly an amazing tool and improvement over the common framing square. Thank you for the great video.

Thanks. I grabbed my speed square and followed along and learned stuff I didn't know. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and posting it.

I'm totally geeking out right now! I have had my speed square for years and I wasn't even using it to full potential. thanks for this video.

I've always wanted to learn how to use a speed square, I knew enough to cause me to lose lumber lol. Thank you for taking time time to teach us.

Thank you for this! I have one of these that I found out on the equipment yard at work, but I’ve never known how to properly use it. This knowledge will save me some headaches when trying to layout angles on my projects.