How To Make A Try Square | Beginner Woodworking Project

[@wortheffort]

Thanks for the shout out. Bob Rozaieski is the one who inspired me how to do these. Nice addition of the steps. When doing these by hand I v-notch the mortise so I can adjust that interior angle on the initial glue up with either a mallet strike (dents corner of V) or file/chisel shaving (to remove corner of V). But, that doesn't' really matter as that's the angle you can't adjust easily so shouldn't really use.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! you have inspired more than you know.

[@TheHandToolery]

Dude-I’m not sure if I’ve said this somewhere else, but the grooving plane and square videos were really fascinating for me too! Definitely a big influence in me going toward hand tools!

[@grandadz_forge]

wortheffort wortheffort you rock. I still go back to your short haired videos at the school.

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

Glad he shouted out to you. Just subbed your channel.

[@carbonitegamorrean8368]

For those subscribers that have not seen James build his bench, 4:12 = just a lil tidbit of an awesome bench

[@WoodByWright]

LOL thanks. it is always fun with a bit of carving.

[@skippylippy547]

Wood by Wright and Worth The Effort are my two favorite woodworking channels. I learn so much by watching your videos! Thank you, thank you, thank you. :))

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! that means a lot!

[@jammin60psd]

Thumbs up for the green light sword wizard impression.

[@WoodByWright]

Lol thanks man.

[@rickschuman2926]

I made a center marking square but I used a piece of a hand saw for the blade so I wouldn't have to be concerned with wear from marking or changes in the weather. Your square is much more attractive.

[@WoodByWright]

Sounds like a great design. thanks Rick!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nicely done James! 👍👊

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks Fred!

[@mc4kvb]

Thanks James for sharing this great video. I love the extra little steps about the measurements....something to save a step in time later on..

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man.

[@-Benedict]

And there I was, about to make a 45 degree shooting board for a project, and being annoyed about the space it would take up. James to the rescue, just in the nick of time. Now I'll just use a speed square. Thanks for that,.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! that is just me being stubborn!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Awesome job on the try square James i like the contrast of the woods and the finish along with a good narrative on the video there is definitely something really coool about a handmade tool

[@WoodByWright]

So true! thanks!

[@paulitomikulas5082]

woow, your workshop its my dream

[@Tinmouser]

Gonna “tri” and make one this weekend. Well actually 2. One for layout and another fairly tiny one for checking inside corners. (Love the speed marking reference points)

[@WoodByWright]

Nice. Looking forward to seeing what you make.

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

The Try in "Try Square" Is not short for Triangle! It is a hold over from when it was common to say Try instead of test or see if that is flat and square! To Try a surface is the same as checking it for some attribute!

[@WoodByWright]

Welcome to the inside group. I missspell or make something off in that card every time. it is a fun game to play with the audience.

[@Tinmouser]

So there was no typo in this title card. That might be a first...

[@danielrichardson6338]

Fantastic video as usual Love the speed square / shooting board tip so simple ( but never thought of it)

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! that is just me being stubborn!

[@opasworkshop8373]

Beautiful job James I especially like the marking gauge on the end detail!

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man!

[@opasworkshop8373]

Wood By Wright by the way James I mailed that box to you yesterday they said you should get it by tomorrow or Saturday!

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Great channel I purchased a card scraper just now.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man. you got one of the last ones.

[@JT-hw6mq]

Cant wait for my card scraper to arrive!

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! It will be in tomorrow's mail

[@grandadz_forge]

Another project I'm not scared of. Thanks!

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! that makes my day!

[@jacobmaichel1700]

great content, I have been watching your videos and enjoy the woodworking as well as always learn a new way to attack projects.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Jacob. that means a lot.

[@wb_finewoodworking]

James that’s a great project. I need a one of those squares so now I can make my own from scrap. Thanks.

[@WoodByWright]

Sweet. they are a great skill building project. not much to them but you can make them as fancy as you want.

[@terristroh3965]

You are freaking nuts! You are also amazingly talented and have interesting content ! I learn so much and look forward to your videos.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Terri! that means a lot!

[@milosozegovic6980]

I don't know what you changed about your camera setup or in video editting, but suddendly your workbench looks 10 times more beautiful.

[@WoodByWright]

LO thanks man. It is starting to mature with age.

[@milosozegovic6980]

Yeah, I like that contrast between darker and lighter areas even more now.

[@jeffspaulding9834]

Now you have an excuse to get into the world of inlay: inlay some metal strips into your square so it sticks to your tool rack. Bonus points awarded for inlayed metal Celtic knots :)

[@WoodByWright]

LOL inlaid metal Celtic knots is on my list of to do.

[@pablogorgal260]

Great job man, thanks for your effort!

[@WoodByWright]

My pleasure Pablo!

[@cobberpete1]

'Stepping', up to the Plate you are :D Nice idea for the quick ref measurements

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Peter. I got the idea from Worth the effort. I just took it a bit further.

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

Hi James, I too like to watch "worth the effort" and watched his version. My only problem would be finding it, my shed is always a mess and I paint any tools I make "blue" so I can find them in the pile of wood and tools.

[@WoodByWright]

Lol I know that problem!

[@MakeBrooklyn]

Well at least you tried!! Very well done. Good thing you just got to practice bridal joints recently! Got my card scraper a while ago ... it'll appear in a few videos this summer :) Cheers!

[@WoodByWright]

Sweet man! looking forward to seeing it.

[@AlexEllis]

Thanks for this video. I'm going to have a go at this. Do you ever see squares without the protruding step part? And are you wearing wooden shoes? Clogs?

[@WoodByWright]

You can make squares with both beams being the same thickness. Just using a bridal joint. However, it makes it harder to set up against the side of a board to mark across it. Which is the most common use for a try square. Yes, I wear wooden clogs in the shop. Most comfortable shoes you'll ever wear when you carve them to fit your foot exactly. And they're protective. So when things fall off the bench I don't have a problem with it.

[@bpower6362]

Very cool project. Seen it on the worth the effort channel. Both of you two guys are doing amazing stuff for the woodworking community. I love the notches on the back. I'm thinking I need to do this quick project. Thanks for the inspiration. :)

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! My pleasure!

[@PaleDogToolCo]

Cool video, and what a great project idea.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man. this si a fun one to bang out when you want to feel like you accomplished something.

[@BDM_PT]

Hi there from Portugal, I also like that channel :D Obrigado(Thanks)

[@WoodByWright]

Thanksan.

[@danielmaertz8949]

Just wanted to let you know that on your shop site there is a typo in the card scraper description. By the way, thanks for all the great videos.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks Daniel. I will tell my wife. she will soon be taking that part over.

[@danielmaertz8949]

Wood By Wright Great just wanted to let you know.

[@davogifman542]

LoL That sounded like Gollum trying to imitate Yoda. nice

[@WoodByWright]

Lol something like that.

[@geoffreypotts2410]

Were those Dutch clogs i noticed on your feet? if so whats your thoughts on there shop use?

[@WoodByWright]

I wear them every day int he shops most comfortable best shop shoes in my book. I have a video on carving them

[@geoffreypotts2410]

oh you made them yourself..awesome man..ive ben thinking about getting a pair for the shop..but never had considered making my own

[@Dan-sk2ff]

Ah yes. Gollum, the wisest jedi of them all.

[@thomasarussellsr]

What, no dowels pins or brass inserts? LOL Looks great, think I'll have to 'try' this one myself.

[@WoodByWright]

LOL where is the fun in that?

[@bbrachman]

I don't believe I have seen you do a video on mortising chisels. I don't have any (yet). It might help me make an informed decision. Only a suggestion, James.

[@WoodByWright]

that is a good idea! thanks man!

[@bbrachman]

@@WoodByWright I am being selfish. I love your videos and need to know about mortising chisels. I usually can only find metric chisels to purchase online. I am still using inches. Too old to change.

[@WoodByWright]

@@bbrachman I actually have a mix of both metric and imperial. I do not care as the actual measurement does not matter.

[@CathieZimmerman]

Cross between yoda/golem? Lol 😂 awesome video James. :)

[@WoodByWright]

Lol thanks man!

[@fliplucky8813]

Im subscribed to worththeffort, but to be honest, I find it hard to look at his videos, even though they contain good information. You on the other hand keep on fascinating me. Keep it up James!

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks. everyone has different preferences to what they like.

[@marcoroma2127]

Really Nice man...but can you show how to make a square really square without using another square? Thanks

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks! yes I have several videos on the topic

[@marcoroma2127]

Ooh Good...can you post The link To it here...I ve tried to search. ..but i didnt find. ..thanks in advance

[@WoodByWright]

@@marcoroma2127 here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5-oiq2KjcxlgMk

[@wickedloudone]

James, you sound like Gollum trying to impersonate Yoda... Cool topic!

[@WoodByWright]

LOL that sounds about right.

[@blackfender100]

Very nice project James.Is your square square LOL

[@WoodByWright]

LOL yup!

[@roBLINDhood]

I hear you are using Zack’s new music. ;)

[@WoodByWright]

Yup! I was their second Patrion! love what they are making!

[@Brandywine6969]

You mean if I subscribe to your channel, I won't see you falling on a certain name brand mattress with a huge advertising budget, or hearing about books I can listen to by another company that has a huge advertising budget? Count me in. I subscribed. I'm so sick of hearing about those two certain brands on most of the other channels nowadays. I like the way you don't expect everyone to have a table saw, band saw, scroll saw, lathe, CNC milling machine, laser cutter, laser printer, 24k gold mallet(this one is a joke, but you get the idea) and everything else I cannot afford and do not have room for on my little kitchen woodworking bench. Yes, my woodworking bench is in the kitchen. I resented that the kitchen was so huge and that the kitchen and living room were one long room. When I am in the living room, I don't want to see the dishes, even if they are washed already, or the stove/oven. I want to enjoy my living room. So, I made a sort of separator with a woodworking bench so I can finally have fun in the kitchen. I'm no Martha Stewart. I don't see a kitchen and think fun. I see a kitchen and think a whole bunch of work that will disappear in about 10 minutes after I spent hours cooking it. So, I remedied that with my little woodworking bench. I'm going to go to watch some more of your videos. I love and prefer hand tools to power tools. I got a few power tools, but the only power tools I use are my drill and my belt sander and that is only in the beginning. I am the one person in the world who likes hand sanding. Or at least everyone else seems to hate it. It's a lot of work, but the results are nice. I wish I could afford higher than 1500 grit sandpaper. I love it when the wood starts to shine like that. I can't stop looking at it when it starts really shining, especially pine. The resinous parts of pine will shine more than the none resinous parts. I love that look. I just wish I knew how to dye or stain pine so that the red parts stay red and shiny and the white or yellow wood part dyes a solid color. If anyone knows how to do that, I would love to learn. And thank you for showing a better way to use boiled linseed oil. I got some for my guitars' fretboards and after seeing all the warnings about spontaneous combustion, I started getting a little too paranoid to use it very often, except on the guitars. I had no idea you could apply it with your fingers and cut out that watching a paper towel or shop rag for days or putting it in a can of water (I can never find good cans, it seems) until you are pretty sure it is not going to catch on fire. Brilliant.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks. I made the decision a couple years ago not to take sponsorships for the channel. A few companies will send me free products but I never use them unless I want to use them in a project and even then I don't push the product I just mentioned. For staining or dying Pine you should use a pre sealer first that will fill the pores so that you get a much more even finish. And most of the big box stores it's called a pre stain. But you could also use a thin layer of shellac to do the same thing. Thanks for the great note

[@JR-yr8xm]

Somebody send this man an assorted box of different non linseed oil wood stains.

[@WoodByWright]

LOL why would I ever want to stain the wood?

[@JR-yr8xm]

Wood By Wright Lol or other natural oils.

[@7051ff]

are you wearing wooden shoes? Thats awesome!

[@WoodByWright]

Yup best shop shoes you can have!

[@patrickweckermann9121]

How many squares does it take to make a square? 2 apparently.

[@WoodByWright]

The more the better.

[@Hanimichal]

so if you don't have any you cannot do any! where it come the first one from? Aliens?

[@SouthernCoin]

To the dark side you must come. Cookies we have. Milk you should bring.

[@WoodByWright]

LOL nice. I thought that is where the power tools are?

[@Tinmouser]

That’s what the hum is from the light saber. The hand tool version is... well a saber.

[@reforzar]

Up next: James makes magnetic wood.

[@WoodByWright]

LOL that would be a fun one.

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

I imagined Yoda saying square, or square not, there is no try. Then I started the video...

[@WoodByWright]

LOL great minds!

[@MatthewBuntyn]

That was more Stitch, than Yoda

[@WoodByWright]

LOL something like that.

[@TomLeg]

The description of the scraper at the shop: Should be "go-to"; should be "in the"; Capitalize first word in sentence: "You will also receive". And why have identical paragraphs beside and below the photos?

[@gibbles1235]

Was that Yoda or Stitch lol

[@WoodByWright]

Lol good question.

[@chrislehr07]

Never do yoda again...

[@WoodByWright]

LOL but I love my yo-yo-yo-da!

[@rungavagairun]

If you're using a machined square to make a square, isn't that kind of cheating?

[@WoodByWright]

LOL of course! that is the best way. LOL