• mudstickmcgee@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Don’t even need a dowel jig, nail head in-between the boards and a slight tap on either side you have a marking that lines up on both sides

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      11 months ago

      Thank you! Youtube has been trying for ages to get me to watch some clickbait video where the thumbnail is a nail between two pieces of wood. Now I finally know what that does without watching the video.

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      11 months ago

      And if you tape it into the corner of your combination square:

      • the rule part of the square keeps the reference faces aligned vertically
      • the nail can’t tip toward one board, causing vertical misalignment
      • consistent centering (or off-centering, if that’s what you want)
      • I find it’s easier to position the rule on my layout markings than to position a handheld nail. There is a slight offset, of course, but if that’s a consideration, do your layout to compensate.
      • I find it’s quicker, too.

      If you are doing floating tenons, just mark the ends. If your tenons need to be vertical with respect to your reference face, use a long nail or screw, mark the tops, adjust the height, mark the bottoms.

      If you can tolerate more offset or are willing to always layout to compensate, drive a woodscrew vertically in a long narrow block with only 2 square faces. Adjust the screw depth as appropriate. The block gives you something to hang onto without taping anything.

      And now I bet you’re envisioning the construction of your own dedicated jigs made from scraps and wood or drywall screws.

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