Easy Carpentry Trick From Old Home Builders - Calculating And Layout For Odd Shaped Curved Arches

[@CivilianDan]

That is an awesome way to get a curve for an arch. I will remember that forever. What a great peice of old fashioned carpentry knowledge. Thank you!

[@gregvancom]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@davidmercier7105]

That is a great idea. Thank you for taking the time to do this video.

[@gregvancom]

I thought it was neat the first time I saw it also.

[@Japone81]

I can’t wait to try this thank you very much

[@gregvancom]

You’re welcome 😊

[@SkilsawDoctor]

Fantastic! I have never seen this done. Thank you!

[@gregvancom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wesmartin937]

That’s really cool! I don’t remember the formula, but I have used a framing square with nails to create the perfect elipse for a stove pipe to go through a roof of a certain pitch. It must be similar to the other comment here about framing squares and arcs. Thanks a lot!

[@gregvancom]

You're welcome and I will have to look into the framing square trick you're talking about. We just cut squares out of roof sheathing for the round pipes.

[@bobmartin6055]

Outstanding!

[@gregvancom]

Thank you kindly!

[@SURVEYINGSURVEYING]

Thank you very much

[@gregvancom]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@Oldhogleg]

That's a variation on the old geometric trick of using a framing square to trace out a semi circle between two nails.

[@gregvancom]

I believe you're correct and maybe this carpentry trick dates back before framing squares.

[@Oldhogleg]

@@gregvancom No doubt. The method works on any portion of the semi circle, you just simply align one edge of the board to tangent the semi circle, and then cut the secant of the semi circle on the board.

[@charlesviner1565]

Thanks ✌👍

[@gregvancom]

You're very welcome.

[@dwp2659]

way cool!

[@YTubeSDD]

Cool trick

[@gregvancom]

I agree.

[@flatearther7013]

Genius

[@futsnucker5548]

Wow!

[@JoseDavalos-lw1hz]

" If you need a new idea, look a the old book " by the way, DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS TRICK?

[@wotcherfaz]

You're saying centre point many times and I have no idea which centre point you MEAN!

[@gregvancom]

A center point will be any spot where two lines intersect. There are more than one in the video.

[@wotcherfaz]

Glad you see why it's important to be clear about _which_ one you mean, each time you say "centre point"...