How to mark out and fit plywood into irregular shaped spaces

[@justanothernoobe]

This is absolutely bloody brilliant! It takes me back to my childhood days learning from my Uncle and my woodworking teacher. We forget, in today's Digital World, some of the simple basic principles that don't need a computer and devices with lasers and accelerometers!

[@swissthun60]

Man, you realllllly have no idea how much this has helped me !!!! Thank you !!~!

[@keithdavis1571]

. When this video was made, I thought that if it is useful to one person it is worth doing. Thankyou for your kind comment.

[@brucewilliams6292]

Really well done. I appreciate your putting this up. This is the sort of thing that makes KZbin great! Thank you so much.

[@normg2242]

Took me a while, but then it dawned on me what you were doing. Great idea!

[@thornwarbler]

👍The ticking stick, Handy bit of knowhow.

[@KingLoopie1]

Nice method! You've shown me something new/old that I never picked up on before. I've always struggled with odd shapes like that... Thanks for the tip! 👍👍

[@vespamorelli7090]

Absolutely genius!! This is why I love KZbin! Gem of a video …. Thank you !

[@GMacinarygyll]

Thanks for spending the time to show us your skill and technique, 👌

[@dimik3855]

It's not often I've had to cut irregular shapes (I don't build boats), but I have used a spacer or compass and used cardboard to get close before cutting the final shape. This method is definitely one I will be using. Thank you.

[@ts109]

Pattern scribe, I like to use felt paper, its cheap and you can make a good line on it.

[@joewilliams5396]

Thanks for taking the time to show us this method, I will be using it from now on. Cheers.

[@billbucktube]

Good job. Using a ruler as a ticking stick! I like it.

[@BrianMoore-gp8ot]

Neat. Loved the idea of fitting splines using nails and a flexible strip.

[@jbellehumeur8010]

❤ thank you. I don't know when I'll use this trick but I'll be grateful ❤

[@user-xz9qv9lr3v]

you sir are a fkn genius, and i am honored to have viewed such a skill, thanks for passing this one down... seriously blew my mind...

[@Bob.Jenkins]

Excellent technique and one I've used for decades. You can also transfer curved material patterns - you just have to ensure that your pattern material matches the curve, as does the infill material and use a flexible plastic ruler. I've used the technique described for cutting out plywood for a DIY Kayak hull.

[@mattyrider2809]

A ticking stick with a pointed end can provide greater detail for intricate shapes.

[@dennisclapp7527]

Thank you Keith. A new technique I can add to my kit.

[@craigedwards6108]

I like it. Transfer of information. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@cnursery]

What a complicated way of doing something quite simple! If the pattern material (such as thin waste ply, cardboard or even paper) is cut just slightly smaller than the shape all round, it is easy to use a block to mark out (this is often called a "dummy stick" for the spiling process in boatbuilding). The block only needs to be slightly wider than the largest gap - or you can use different width blocks instead. In this way curves are easy (as indeed the video shows). For more intricate shapes a "Ticking Stick" can be used.

[@noggintube]

Yeah I was watching this thinking, has he not heard of cardboard?

[@chrisg514]

Every day's a school day - superb video👍

[@tw1sted1nc]

Best video I've watched today. Great tool to have in the pocket.

[@markgutter8443]

WOW!!!! Top skills. Thanks for sharing.

[@daveylad2]

Thank you passing on your knowledge mate. I never thought of using a steel rule, which I always have in my tool bag anyway I notice you pinned the pattern to the finished piece to stop it from moving, I guess double sided tape would work if you did want to mark the finished piece

[@frankpavich]

This was amazing to watch.

[@CarolineHawkins-b3k]

Thers so many times when I have needed to have learned this. Thank you!

[@petrusgerharduslabuschagne1456]

So simple but so brilliant, thanks for sharing!!!

[@rossk4864]

Great technique. Thanks!

[@deltafox9630]

A master class - well done.

[@debralegge8513]

Great tip, thanks for the info.

[@cando9609]

Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this technique. Brilliant!

[@cooltube]

Very clever. Great method🇬🇧👍🏻

[@David-xk4xx]

Great technique. Very useful. Thank you

[@gavinberry4944]

As a tiler this is something I should know and don’t. Thanks for sharing.

[@mark1ne]

Excellent work

[@Sal-e1b]

Thank you for this...I will surely use this technique

[@chrisholt2474]

Fantastic, I love it, thank you, best regards, Chris from UK. 🍻👍👍

[@TedCooper-cj2vd]

I learnt this method(and many others) when I was an apprentice Carpenter/Joiner back in the 1960s

[@ianmathieson65]

Pure genius! Thank you.

[@bobadams1696]

Thanks for the demo. This is similar to using a compass to scribe the inside dimensions. Also, a ticking stick is another similar method.

[@johnstarkie9948]

His 12in rule is a ticking stick.

[@keithdavis1571]

Thank you. yes its the same idea.

[@gerryheynes5082]

But a ticking stick has a pointed end so that it easily goes into corners and you can mark a precise point, so is arguably a better choice than a blunt ended steel rule 😊

[@1man1guitarletsgo]

@@gerryheynes5082 Exactly what I was thinking.

[@leonlowenstadter9223]

Thanks from Germany!

[@MrHandyDad]

Great ideas, cant believe how many years Ive been building and I did know this...

[@johnwinden8511]

Very clever! Thank you!

[@Fozcine]

Thanks. Great technique. Only thing is, I am wondering whether it would have been better to align the straight edge at the top with the existing straight edge of the material, to save cutting. Just a thought.

[@jimthesoundman8641]

You can also just tape random pieces of cardboard to the base pattern piece of plywood, that gives you a solid edge all the way around if you are trying to retrace the pattern onto something else.

[@petreamccarthy8635]

Nice one Keith. I reckon more boat building tips would go well 😊

[@keithdavis1571]

Thank you Petrea,

[@angelinaklineburgess5286]

Great job

[@planeranger4147]

Thank you 👍😎

[@MrCripsy]

So simple! 👌

[@thedieiscast9729]

Great demonstration, thanks

[@shawnr771]

Nice work. Although when you were transferring the marks on the straight back edge. You could have just alined the templet to make the back edge of the plywood match up with the marks. Avoiding one cut.

[@pmac5934]

That's excellent . News to me ,anyhow . I've saved that to a playlist and I will actually be needing to use this technique soon . Thanks mate

[@joelmartin6726]

I use a compass. Super quick, super easy.

[@jackgriggs1162]

how do you get your first initial shape? Say I was building to a curved shape ceiling & wall..

[@keithdavis1571]

When fitting bulkheads in boats , I would set up a temporary vertical piece of timber to hold the material for the initial marks. It helped to have this pattern material reasonably close to hull of the boat to be easy to scribe and mark. Then put this on the finish material and transfer the marks.. Other excelent ways to mark out a shape have been suggested in some of the other comments. Hope this is answering your question.

[@merlosisgroovebox]

Simply perfect

[@ts109]

This is basically the tic stick method

[@stevef4304]

A pointed tic stick would be more accurate.

[@tedhart7708]

Pretty cool!😃👍🏻

[@whar2010]

A lot of effort there! I use copy paper, cut to fit,overlay paper sheets and tape together to make a paper template. Always a perfect fit and much less effort.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Try holding and marking your copy paper in an open space, like inside a boat hull where you need to fit a bulkhead. The method shown in this video is very practical in the real world.

[@whar2010]

@ I don’t hold it, I tape it. Verticals, overhead, no problem. Thin cardboard if paper is to floppy. Very little cutting. Cut strips and lay down around edges to follow contour. Then lay large pieces over and tape to strips, then take the whole pattern down and transfer to sheet goods. Just another method for fitting an unusual shaped piece.

[@torstenhansen4308]

Thank you for demonstrating the use of a tick stick so clearly. As I see it, the one downside to this method is that you need a base marking piece that is relatively close to the size of your finished shape and held firmly in space. For that reason I have come to prefer a quick template made with a hot melt glue gun and strips of very thin plywood, what we call ‘door skin’ in the US. It’s just a matter of personal preference.

[@lioncrunch]

Amazing,

[@Buildizon]

It looks complicated, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easy

[@keithdavis1571]

Thank you, Glad if it is useful.

[@tinayang3845]

That makes total sense, thanks

[@richardspalding3622]

Very interesting thanks

[@pinballrobbie]

On boats, we used thin strips of waste ply and a glue gun to mock up the shape and then transferred this to the finished piece .

[@edwardgobbo9685]

Brilliant. Old world style. Ignoring 'idiots' like this is why scientists today wonder how they built the pyramids. My Uncle was a floor mechanic, tiles, linoleum, rugs, doors, and when I worked with him, briefly, he showed me the simplified version of this. This one is better.

[@henryrossouw930]

Great

[@charleswatson5313]

I use a jiggling stick.

[@sstdiecastracing2372]

Nice.

[@marksheppard9880]

NICE 👍

[@stevenlengyel9701]

Looks like you could just trace the shape onto the plywood

[@loosingparts6159]

Use a proper ticking stick but otherwise good job.

[@inssan6550]

That's just using a rule, or block, as a tick stick, simple and very old.

[@peterbarlow8912]

This basically using a rule as a sticking stick which has a sharp point. The disadvantage of using a rule this way is you can’t get a precise point in an under square corner. Fortunately your sample doesn’t have any!

[@keen9629]

A ticking strip is way more accurate and faster.

[@chrisallen2005]

As you wish. Be on your way.

[@Tinker1950]

Opening screen text - what's a "non technolical way to fit plywood"? Eccentric means 'off centre' - try 'odd or unusual shaped'.

[@Hylobius_News]

Did i mentioned, i fall in love with You sir for this movie?

[@keithdavis1571]

Sendng love back to you from here.

[@AyupStuggy]

Brilliant!

[@patrickday4206]

Ticking stick method

[@richardsampson7322]

Same principle as a juggling stick, invented in China 2000 years ago.

[@maxbee4460]

I keep 5 or 6 cereal boxes in case I need to make a template for things like this. Much quicker.

[@AnthonyDibiaseIdeas]

Wow. Thank you so much. Do you build boats?

[@keithdavis1571]

Thank you Anthony, My trade was timber boatbuilding

[@purelife9000]

genius

[@Tinker1950]

Misspelled - try 'ingenious'.

[@Viigan]

Brilliant.

[@mikepenney652]

That’s very complicated, use ply strips about an inch wide , then with a glue gun cut and glue to the shape transfer the pattern to ya ply mark and cut out ! Simple

[@highrx]

This summer I replaced a bunch of ribs, stringers and the floor on my boat. I too used thin 1/8 inch luan plywood strips that I cut out of a 4x8 sheet. A boat haul has a bunch of compound angles that the part you’re trying to make fit perfectly. I also used, 1/2 inch insulation foam board for templates for the ribs. I used a 2 inch fender washer and a sharpie pen to roll across boat hull and mark the foam insulation to get as close as I could to an exact fit. The Luan wood strips were used to measure out the floor pattern and the side gunnels. The worst part was getting burned by the hot glue gun.

[@ulfjonsson22]

​@@highrxFor my boat interior,I used 1 inch wide OSB strips that I cut to length and then screwed together, no hot glue to mess with, and easy to adjust.

[@paulmonk9506]

Who says "Big Foot" is a myth!

[@nigelscott1922]

Just make a ticking stick it’s far simpler and more accurate.

[@gbwildlifeuk8269]

Hes using the ruler as a ticking stick but a compass does the same without having to make anything!

[@TomMartin-e8r]

More accurate,? He made that fit perfectly...

[@anthonykinrade8642]

He sort of is.....!

[@harrygmarshall5157]

What he said

[@davidgriffith6627]

He’s using the rule as a ticking stick. The ticking stick isn’t defined by its shape but by its use. The stick is used to map out the important features, angles and intersections of the shape to be transferred and placing a “tick” mark at those locations. The “tick” marks are then connected on the final piece thus completing the process.

[@TheMawlaman]

Less chance of making a bad cut 👍

[@zeusapollo8688]

Spile my friends spile

[@djhscorp]

Jobs a good un

[@johncdoty]

This just has to be mostly a painful watch for anyone who has ever done any interior boat work wow what a waste of time.

[@michaelandersson1748]

Save your knees, use a table

[@alanpowell24]

His board was not even parallel to his straight edge at the back! There are much easier ways to do that than this……

[@sidewaysid]

The old Boat builders tick stick

[@Englishman999]

Why are you trying to reinvent the wheel? You've not heard of a ticking stick? A tool that's been around since forever that does what you try to do but it does it easier and faster!