10+ Bonus Tips Taking the Mystery Out of Using a Speed Square & Framing Square

In this BEGINNER SERIES I take the mystery out of using a speed square and a framing square. This is critical on the job site and in the shop.
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[@briannagorman3119]

Watching videos like this reminds me that there is plenty of things that I never knew but am sure glad I came across this tutorial. Thanks for helping me understand the use of these tools

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re very welcome

[@Jesus_is_Lord_24-7]

You've provided an invaluable lesson to a guy like me that wants to learn how to accomplish some diy projects with a semblance of know how in the use of common tools already in the garage. Thank you.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure

[@JohnC-vc8bq]

Found this channel from another channel. Glad i found it. Paw Paw has so much knowledge to share.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Thank you! Welcome to my channel.

[@jriver64]

I love your video! Is about time someone is able to break down to me without any complicated approach as to knowing how to use these special tools.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You are so welcome!

[@monicamosqueda6568]

Never got to do shop in high school now it kind of like I get to be in high school learning in shop thanks for that!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Lol, I never had shop in high school either. My training was on the job with my Dad. I took one shop class in eighth grade and hated it because I was so limited to what tools I could use and the projects that I could make. It was way to elementary.

[@pf5658]

Great tips Sir. 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 A few I already knew and use, but also learned quite a few I never knew of. Thank you.😊

[@bigviper64]

Finding the Center of the Circle!..very, very clever..Love it. Putting the Acrylic Paint over the numbers...another great trick! Thank You.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome!! Thank you very much

[@ArcGlowingVision]

Thanks Boss. Great Video filled with so many tremendous tips!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@jayking3898]

Thanks very much Paw, Paw. All these years of using my speed square to help make a 90 cut with my skill saw, I had never thought to turn it around to give my support additional support, great video.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re most welcome. Thanks for watching

[@LifeOnBeagleRoad]

Excellent tutorial big man! Keep up the good work!👍🏼

[@saidajanane2146]

Fan from Morocco North Africa keep up good ideas thanks lot

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re welcome. Wow, that’s awesome, Morocco

[@juanrafaeltosado1812]

GREATEST' & EASY TO UNDERSTAND 🙏🙏 .

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching my videos

[@jamiegibson1010]

Thankyou you for making my speed square even more useful.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! You are very welcome.

[@hajiothman4050]

Great video. Thank you so much sir.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re very welcome

[@doogiehowser78]

this is like watching a documentary revealing the secrets of the great pyramids , cheers mate thanks for the great tips all ive used mine for in the past is for scribing right angles and 45s

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much.

[@Gaming_Biker]

My dad was very close to the same, so he taught me what he knew when using a framing square. The things you can do w/ a speed square at a faster pace is incredible. Will be using in future projects for sure.

[@Smart_fix]

Now I can carry on my job with confidence 👍🏼 thank you indeed for you video and tips I learnt a lot Kind regards Fred London 💐👍🏼

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Paw Paw, I really like your video and tips, I will be watching more in the future.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome, thank you very much.

[@larrywhalen127]

Thank you for sharing, some very useful and interesting, and most appreciated information on both tools, now along with my 'sliderule' I can amaze friends and strangers alike. The one thing I did when I purchased a speed square a few months ago was to polish and paint it International Orange with black lettering and then sprayed a coat of clear satin so I could read it more easily - including the standard square as well.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome. Thank you for sharing your information about your speed square. Oh, yes, I used a slide rule a lot in college and the E6B for flying for years. It is basicly a circular slide rule. I still have it somewhere in the house.

[@larrywhalen127]

@@PawPawsWorkShop I have one, still in the cardboard "case" which I'm giving to my son in law who graduated from Pensecola a couple of years ago, just so he can see how it was done at one time, before dirt was invented.

[@stevebrown1132]

good video. Thanks for what you do and for sharing it with us.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you. I am happy to do it.

[@Trainman0401]

Nice video with very helpful pointers. Thanks!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaeldunn5280]

This was very well explained and very informative. I just saw your first video( this one) and subscribed. Now I probably have a lot of catching up to do Harleymike/chicago

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Welcome to the channel

[@fierceflyer5]

Fantastic tips, I definitely learned some new tips

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad that it helped you

[@franksholzlabor9100]

Thank you for the Video. Even though we are using a metric scale there were some good tips and tricks using a speed square and a framing square.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@franksholzlabor9100]

@@PawPawsWorkShop By the way, I hope my English is not too bad so you can understand it. I'm not using English very often....

[@DobDude]

Great tips! I will use them!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AerialLensVideo]

THANKS -- Very helpful! Subscribed!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Fantastic, thank you

[@CoquiAudio]

we appreciate your teaching sir awesome tips 😊

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment.

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

Speed square as a compass now that one was new to me thank you center finder was new too

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome. Glad you learned something from it.

[@clivesaxpaul7136]

Great information 👍

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Thank you

[@rickyhutchings2263]

Great vid ,so many things learned

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chrisbeard2654]

What a lot of good tips I’ve found out to today. Thanks a lot Chris in England.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@jeffsmith4110]

Very helpful, sir!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@litahsr.8226]

great tips ive never seen before thanks

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Thank you very much.

[@MrRenoman2011]

Thanks Paw Paw great video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You are so welcome. Thank you for watching and visiting my channel

[@lindajohnson5082]

I’m walking away with a lot of new information! Thx

[@devonbradley3395]

Pawpaws workshop love it bro

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@gordonberkey6406]

Great tips

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@andym5213]

Excellent .. Thanks!!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! You are welcome!

[@patriciasiadonai4670]

God bless you! Thanks!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Happy to help! You're welcome

[@TheDiverJim]

great vid pops.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@theronsmith8244]

Thanks for sharing

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome

[@plaxen8458]

Thanks for great tips! :)

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're so welcome!

[@billcoley8520]

Good stuff

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@iancasey1486]

That was a very interesting video! These tools have a lot science/trigonometry built into them!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I think so too! Thank you very much.

[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome!

[@basimfara]

useful video thx.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@dennydenton4428]

Very good video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@richardmartino1701]

@@PawPawsWorkShop 66inches

[@gasky77]

Great information! Thank you.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome. Thank you

[@MasteringMayhem]

Appreciate all the tips! New Subscriber here 🙂✌️❤️

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@davidfusco6600]

Thanks!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome

[@andrewacton5885]

im 13 years in as a carpenter. on #3, with using the square as saw guide, this is entirely dependent on if the shoe of your saw is still parallel with the blade, you should always confirm the blade is parallel with the shoe first . #6 was a facepalm moment... i was just laying out jacks and kings today and never dawned on me to use that scale inside. #11 I never figured out either!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

As a carpenter, you are always learning.

[@dustin1203]

Carpenter pencil is 1/4" x 1/2" and can be used as a handy SPACER for either size when nailing down decking.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

YES!! You are correct and YES it can be used as a SPACER. But that's not all. Keep going, you just started with all the amazing things that a CARPENTER PENCIL can do. I love it. Let's keep this discussion going and by all means others can join into the conversation.

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

I still have, and occasionally use, my father's framing square that he used in the early 1940's during the war to build my parent's first house. That house is still standing in DeRidder, La.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Wow, thanks for sharing your story. DeRidder is one of my old stomping ground. That’s a very nice area

[@boilshifter1350]

I wish I had something like that..but if i did it would have got lost in a fire anyway

[@wolfy1]

Great info thanks, especially the circle that will be useful as I've just tried to guess by looking at it. Can't imagine what happened in my house, though. Pretty sure the framing square has been around way before the mid 1940s and yet the studs seem to have been placed randomly everywhere throughout the house. Well they also used cardboard on the walls so I guess there were no standards back then lol

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Well, they used real 2x4s in the 40s and usually the walls had thin strips of wood followed by plaster.

[@wolfy1]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Not this place! Walls finished with weak drywall in some places and cardboard in others. I've been tearing out that weak drywall and putting in new because if you so much as lean on it it caves in. In doing that I noticed the studs are not evenly spaced, they seem to be placed at random with no rhyme or reason to it. If there were any building standards back then they must have missed this place!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

There were very few codes at that time. Even in the 60s and 70s there were very few codes

[@blessedamerican3541]

Wow Paw Paw!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@op25ttfd]

I like those Southeastern corn hole boards! I live in Ponchatoula.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

WOW! You are from Louisiana. Thank you. I made them for my grand son for the ROTC department.

[@op25ttfd]

@@PawPawsWorkShop awesome, your welcome I love watching your channel, the tips and tricks are great.

[@SoundOfNewOrleans]

@@PawPawsWorkShop My Dad taught me a lot of those "tricks." He went to trade school in Hammond LA after WW!!I. He started a "General Store,Gas station" In Leas Landing, LA while studying, then he and his brother-in-laws (my uncles) built his house, in 1948 I think, house is still standing, weathered all of the storms, asbestos siding, oak floors, and some sort of "herring bone" or whatever, over the studs, sheetrock never cracked. Your videos surely remind me of those days. Best wishes,

[@breadbutt]

15:15 I had to chuckle. I have a 6" orange Speedlite with the numbers drawn in with a ultra fine sharpie, and I've also only got as far as the 45° mark!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

lol, I love it. Thanks

[@KarenGrieves]

I can see how the Speed square is very useful. Smaller and Faster.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes it is a great tool.

[@ewentaylor4847]

I learn from that

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome

[@timbarry5080]

Technically its a 4 in 12 slope. Though we all say pitch, its wrong. Pitch is the ratio of total rise to total Span so if the building is 24' wide and has a total rise at the peaks of 12 feet it a 1/2 pitch. If it had a rise of 8' it would be a 1/3 pitch and so on....great video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much for sharing this information.

[@themeat5053]

Hey, are you going to be doing behind the scenes things on Patreon?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, I will be not more videos. It been a little crazy around here.

[@robertrodriguez6029]

Getting to the Point Carpenter pencils won't roll away when placed on a slanted surface, such as a roof. Carpenters don't always have time to put the pencil back in their pocket and instead set the pencil down. It lies flat, and when they're ready to use it again, it's right where they left it. The pencils are also heavier and larger than a normal pencil. They're easier to get out of a pocket stuffed full of nails, screws or when fingers are cold and stiff. Another feature includes a larger lead that makes larger marks for cutting and trimming. Normal pencil sharpeners won't work for a carpenter pencil, and most carpenters don't have them around anyway. When properly sharpened with a utility knife, carpenter pencils have a point that's hard to break and stays sharp longer.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you,

[@UpcomingJedi]

Damn pencils dont roll but they do slide away on me all the time. Either way they still fall off the roof so i just keep it in my pocket.

[@UpcomingJedi]

Damn! I wish i finished watching 3 days ago before painting the numbers with spray paint. While it works, i have a lot to sand off to see them. Acrylic would have been cleaner.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The acrylic is much easier to use. I’m glad you came back and finished watching. It will help you the next time.

[@scottjosen2606]

Like Linda said!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

ok

[@doughaber3330]

Am I nuts or did you put the tape on the stud's edge and mark 16 inch centers? I think those 16 inch marks become the side marking for the stud. Am I wrong?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

lol, it is a reference

[@indylive4926]

great video! I especially love your Army flag holder in the intro. Any specifics or tips you can share on how you built it?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The board for the logo is 11.25" x 18". I used the same logo that I have shared on the Inventables project page. I did hand paint this sign. Thank you very much for your question.

[@indylive4926]

@@PawPawsWorkShop thanks for the info.

[@doughaber3330]

LOL, good luck with the 45% cut using the framing square and numbers on a 2x4 that has round-over'd edges. Also, i encourage everyone to learn how to check the squares for trueness. (Many are not 90 and with the framing square, you can true it with a nail punch and a combination square can be trued by shaving off metal on the aluminum section. It is rocket science so be warned. Just go out and get a Starrett and drop many hundreds of dollars :)

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

lol, glad you liked the video.

[@michaelleftwich8186]

I have a speed square like yours but mine doesn't have that diamond cutout in it. Only thing there is the trademark. (R).

[@esixx17]

Cheap speed squares don't have the 3.5" diamond. Buy the good one for a couple buck more and some come with a booklet as well.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You are right.

[@2adamast]

I thought the diamond is specific to Swanson, where other brands sometimes use a trapezium or something else

[@jackclark1994]

i have a grey plastic one from lowes that was 5 or 6 bucks and it has the diamond...

[@esixx17]

clark diamond is patented by Swanson. Other squares may have something similar but your cheap plastic ones dont come with the booklet.

[@ondrevassell1363]

👍

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks

[@billcoley8520]

Does it take time for you to trust your squares?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I'm a firm believer in my equipment. I also believe in checking my equipment to verify that it will perform properly regardless of what it is. So whether I flying an airplane, rappelling down a mountain or working with woodworking equipment, I believe and trust my equipment. A square is another tool that needs to be accurate and the operator must take the time to learn how to use it.

[@timpalmer-logstolumber1999]

4/12 is not pitch, it is slope. slope is indicated as unit rise over unit run in inches. Pitch is indicated as a ratio, it is total rise to span in ft.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you for the clarity

[@raytreat6599]

Very good and informative Perhaps not say “the next thing I want to show you” so much?

[@doughaber3330]

My DeWalt jigsaw has rounded edges on the base. Nothing works as a guide unless it's 1/4 inch or more, thick.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you for your opinion.

[@jackclark1994]

simple! speedsquare behind a piece of scrap plywood. :)

[@gregmoore8475]

what's important about 3 1/2 inches?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It is the actual size of the 2x4 which is 1 1/2 x 3 1/2

[@ScottRGarcia123]

5:00 - What does the 3.5 inches on a job site represent? IDK.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

In the United States a 2x4 lumber is actually 1.5 x 3.5 inches

[@ScottRGarcia123]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Thank you for dumbing it down for me. I'll listen better next time. :)

[@williambiggs2308]

10 great ways to become squared away

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

lol, I love it.

[@mr.redneck2715]

I’m a carpenter with over 50 years experience, I use a framing square and a combination square. Just saying.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

That's awesome. I would expect with 50 years experience you are an expert with those two tools. Thank you.

[@glennwestbrook409]

I wish you would have shown people how to do a birds mouth with the speed square

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I not framing homes now but I am trying to think of an inexpensive way to teach framing to everyone. I may try some type of model.

[@ohske]

😯👍👍👍👌🙂

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks

[@devonbradley3395]

Seymore gizzard all due respecto

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@bigfoothunter574]

Hold your string in the pivot point,it works just like the CL mark.Not all speed squares have a CL.If you work on a house from the early 1900's you will find that the 2x4's are real 2x4's.We just keep calling them 2x4's. The industry made them smaller to make a bigger profit.The building community just accepted the change and adapted. Don't think so? You still call it a "half gallon of ice cream." Go find a "half gallon of ice cream."

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. You are exactly correct. I built houses in the 60's to now. I have seen so many changes that it would make your head spin.

[@tomstorm41]

Quite correct, my house was built in 1964 and has unfinished 2x4s which are the actual size.

[@lassanalibadu4317]

Sir I lack the your program.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching

[@johnellis8271]

It’s so it doesn’t roll away

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

That's one of the many advantages of a carpenter pencil. Thank you

[@sreg52]

what no square chocks?????

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Great idea!

[@sreg52]

@@PawPawsWorkShop I was a commercial carpenter for over 40 years

[@L-81]

2in x 4in means 1.5in x 3.5in. Only in America.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Rough cut 2x4 then milled and planed to nominal size

[@L-81]

@@PawPawsWorkShop which means it is not 2 X 4 any more :) BTW, good video.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You are correct.lol Thank you very much.

[@gamerplay8922]

why bring up the pencil comment if you were not going to say why? I wanted to know.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The video has been posted. Thank you for reminding me

[@gamerplay8922]

@@PawPawsWorkShop thanks for getting to the video was really useful

[@jackclark1994]

to make you watch the next one :P

[@kurtmcminn8380]

pencil is flat so it don't roll away:)

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, that is one of many special features of the carpenter pencil.

[@erichumphrey3681]

The flatness allows for better tracing and more accurate carpentry marks. That in itself could be a whole video

[@matthew1549]

E

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

ok

[@westharris6784]

baaa cheated the speed square to match the framing square 45 degree mark

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Two tools with two different uses and purposes

[@donnaocasio45]

There are a lot of lost young boys and girls that could benefit from you , that could find a good direction in , learning shop basis to utilize in their future in every d life, shop is basic to life and so many don’t know it . Basic fundamentals need to be brought back to the class room , some of the progressive garbage taught now has only contributed to the erosion of our society.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Teaching basic shop skills are very important. We are rapidly losing the skill trade industry in this country. Education is the key.

[@b761787]

I guess asking you to use proper English is just too much. Nother nother user.

[@lunnymav]

James Magness are you such a little person? You come to KZbin to belittle someone who’s trying to teach skills to people seeking it out? Shame on you sir. Gain some perspective.

[@vickieandreasen358]

Hey, are you going to be doing behind the scenes things on Patreon?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, if there is interest, I will certainly do it. I have tried before with no interest.