Making shop squares

making some wooden shop squares, for layout, and for clamping
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[@budzillasohoski9858]

I could literally watch this guy clean out a litter box and not only would it be entertaining but I would also somehow manage to learn something. Great craftsman and a no B.S. entertainer. Great Job as always.

[@davewilliams355]

Just great no fuss genuine woodwork. No sponsors, no new shops videos,Love it.

[@VintageWoodWorkshop]

Hey Matthias, thank you for not changing your style over the years and selling out like so many other youtubers!

[@Jason-jn9sk]

+1

[@PhilippeCarphin]

There's a beautiful simplicity to his channel. Although he's upped the production value and puts effort into editing his videos, he still kept them looking like a guy just filming himself during woodworking projects. The one with the mouse maze he put up not long ago doesn't look like much but how the music follows the video so well is truly a work of art.

[@catman08724]

Honestly never would have thought of the paint idea, super smart trick. Nice job once again!

[@ufohunter3688]

Every time I watch your videos, I learn something new. Thanks.

[@peterpocock9062]

We'll done Mathias, I love your presentations, you do great work. There's always a little gem or two to pick up! 😎

[@Jason-jn9sk]

That spline at the end is a perfect example why this is my favorite KZbin channel. Keep up the good work Matthias.

[@toms.3977]

Excellent video, Matthias. Love your work. Hope family is doing well. God bless.

[@art58wong]

I like the reuse of oak hardwood flooring. I travelled 40km to pick up 120 sq ft of 3/4" planks with staples which took forever to remove. Now I have a lifetime supply of oak strips great for jig making. My problem is where to put all this stuff. Like a squirrel who only remembers 30% of the nuts he buried, I have a garage full of various materials. Every time I clean up it's like finding buried treasure.

[@Michcio91]

My hobby and job areas are far from the wood works, but I love watching your channel

[@Nejdat]

Congratulations you have done a good job again

[@jessiebullock]

It’s really cool to see your last project at use during this project.

[@GuitarSamurai17]

Jessie Bullock table saw sled?

[@jessiebullock]

Exodarion that too, but I also spotted the belt Sandler’s dust catch being used and adjusted.

[@thomasd9424]

Form follows function, I like the green and blue, unmistakable.

[@Blobjonblob]

Must go to the paint shop and ask from a tin of Wandel Green.

[@ardenthebibliophile]

I finally understand why you choose such bright colors for your squares

[@970357ers]

I like how you squared the squares away at the end.

[@dantesmith3664]

i love your videos old and new

[@stephboeker7835]

I love the fact that you make your push sticks small and functional instead of big, bulky, obnoxiously flamboyant and oversized for attention !!

[@Jochen666]

Haven‘t seen those orange table saw push sticks in years 😮

[@MateosFiestaST]

Why are these so therapeutic?

[@fartking2845]

Matthew Wong, because life sucks. lol

[@timothymm]

Matthew Wong cause CNN, Fox, etc..

[@suntzu6122]

ASMR qualities.

[@whirled_peas]

Order from chaos. Basic human desire, and we can get it by doing nothing but staring at a screen. What a time to be alive.

[@robmckennie4203]

I'm a trainee machinist and aspiring toolmaker, and if I ever make some general purpose set-squares I might have to take the idea for the support on the shorter leg of the square

[@chrisshelhart]

you should do a video testing the strength of a joint with a lot of glue, like you tend to use, vs a joint with a thin layer of glue (that's what I've always heard as a recommendation for a strong joint when using wood glue). you could also test to see the strength difference between a joint that is clamped very tightly, vs a joint with just dumbbell weights on it. this is my favorite KZbin channel by the way. thanks

[@geekjoan]

Fun thing to do at the hardware store. Take two squares and put them to each other. All the cheap ones are not square...

[@geekjoan]

@ Then you are in luck!

[@davidmcgrath6507]

I have yet to find a square out of square

[@alejandrobeltran5670]

Matthias you're amazing, regards from Cartago - Colombia

[@MrTarfu]

I really like how the green ones turned out

[@SpatialGuy77]

MrTarfu - except for the green that is!

[@MrTarfu]

Spatial Guy nope I like the finish as well

[@SpatialGuy77]

Really? I guess it’s kind of growing on me, but at first sight, like the bandsaw, it made my eyes pop out and say WT?. I’m Not used to seeing bright colour in the workshop I guess, except the standard ‘as new’ machine colours. I guess I can see why you like it. Cheers

[@MrTarfu]

Spatial Guy my shop is mostly a tan above the benches and od green for the bases and legs of stuff. So I'm use to some color. But mostly I just like the square for how it looks with the dark wood edging

[@SpatialGuy77]

MrTarfu - I agree with the dark wood edging - looked beautiful!

[@carloscesar1202]

Nice job, Matthias, thanks for sharing

[@johnbouttell5827]

Wooden squares used by the Egyptians in the 14th century BC were found in the tomb of Senutem at Dier el-Madina. These are now on display at the Egyptian museum in Cairo.

[@SmokyFrosty]

Another thing I decided I needed to build just the other day. Thank you!

[@maramarsu8204]

Finally! I have been waiting for this one. (I tough you already made on and was to lazy to look for it).

[@HickLif3]

Wow Matthias, it seems like you've been just cranking out the videos lately! I like it!

[@GaryTruesdale]

I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[@Calixj23]

I guess they don't have Harbor Freight Stores in your area... you can buy a square like those for about $3.99. Sometimes it's cheaper and better to just buy the item than make it. - Just a thought!

[@_P0tat07_]

Awesome! I think we’re about due for a new wooden machine.

[@matthiaswandel]

of course we are. But that doesn't make the time needed to build one magically appear.

[@ChadMc74]

Building more tools with your homemade tools is cool

[@powerobxxx]

Just a joy to watch

[@Lucas-vr2ww]

Very nice project. I think it‘s a cheap way to get very precise squares. Regards, Lucas.

[@greggiono8789]

Like the flush trim setup

[@johnpowell1358]

As usual your work is great. But what i'm really interested is the modifications you did on your table saw. I have an old 70's craftsman I'd like to use you out feed and fence idea. A;ready made a router extension. Do you have any videos on this?

[@luisgrauer1198]

Matthias has said somewhere that he has never found a framing square that was not square. I was a professional framer for many years and have found framing squares out of square, so don't necessarily trust one. They are very easy to put into square again if one goes out of square from falling or some other reason, I'm sure there is a video somewhere explaining how, but don't tale it for granted that a framing square is square.

[@hansdegroot8549]

1,234,567 subscribers, just at this very moment.

[@Marciukasb]

You really went Steve Ramsay on those squares :D The clamping squares are fine, but painting the beaufiuly binded square seems like a mistake to me :)

[@benhessner7293]

He had a perfectly sane engineering reason for that, I believe. :-) But I get it and agree...

[@bart-janvandenbrink5785]

It really is a shame.. but i think he doesn't give a shit and that i like;P

[@ulfvonweimuller4433]

In his workshop, painting is not a mistake if the colour is green.

[@bart-janvandenbrink5785]

haha true that!

[@marshallgatten6259]

He said it's easier to find that way. Makes sense. I'd rather have an ugly tool than a tool I can never find.

[@Aelanna]

You didn't show them in use at the end. I wanted to see how they worked compared to the old ones.

[@matthiaswandel]

they work like squares. You use them like squares. If that is too much for your imagination, that's your problem.

[@Aelanna]

Wow, Matthias. Excuse me. I didn't think my comment warranted such a rude response.

[@TimGraffham]

I actually checked the replies on this comment because I was curious about the same thing. You stated at the beginning that you were going to build them more like T-squares so that they sat properly, but then you didn't. I was curious why. I thought you might have commented about that in this reply, but alas, I was very disappointed in the rudeness of this reply. I truly enjoy your ingenuity and watching the way you make great things out of practically nothing. Yet, you truly need to think about how you're treating your viewers. Loss of respect here, sadly.

[@SpatialGuy77]

Aelanna64 - holy shit, what did you expect? It’s not like he built something mechanical that you can see in use!

[@Aelanna]

The whole point of building the item was to improve it so it no longer fell off the edge of the table. But he never showed how/why it doesn't, or even if it doesn't. Sorry, but even if a question seems stupid, that's no reason to be rude to a loyal viewer and potential customer.

[@rabbitez]

I've bought a few big squares now and not a single one was square. The most expensive one was a Joseph Marples one (~£70) claiming an accuracy better than 0.01mm/10mm blade length. For a 600mm blade, that's a max of 0.6mm out, but mine was a massive 1mm out over the total length. Absolute shit! I've been trying to file it square over the past couple of days which has been pretty tedious, and that's just the outside edge. I should have just bought another framing square and glued a piece of plywood to it!

[@matthiaswandel]

Just buy a framing square. Those are square.

[@derwoodsdiy7710]

I love your videos. It all started when I realized how smart you are. Your mind is a machine. An older, well made machine of course. None of that new garbage they have nowadays. The amount of value you have provided me in my own shop has been a gift and I hope to some day pay you back. It is because of you that I started making my own videos. I can only hope to provide even a fraction (1/28th haha) of the value to others as you have for me. When my wife asks me where I want to go on vacation this year, she will be a bit bummed out when I say "Can we go dumpster diving with Mattias?" lol Thanks again!

[@williamsmith9026]

As a hack in the wood shop (painter by trade) i watch tons and tons of woodworking videos to try and catch up to what I dont know. I just dont get the ragging on of any stains,dyes, paint and do on. Its messy, slow and impractical, and does nothing to help distribute even coats and the list of cons goes on.. I've taken into account the years people have been doing this and tried it thinking im missing something but, I went back to my brushes. Theres a better way! and it is better!

[@nicolaspillot5789]

@william Smith if you use rags or paper towel and such, it end up in the garbage, and you do not have to clean a brush. That is the "good enough" (and lazy) way !

[@SpatialGuy77]

G’day Math, I really like that ‘reverse’ scoring trick you did there. Does that work on all materials? Since it’s standard cut that is the feed speed slower than the blade speed, do you think it differs much from a ‘forward’ 1mm cut?. Do you get a really good finish every time? Any join mark? Lastly, have you tried it on a laminated sheet like melamine or laminex? I don’t have room for a panel saw in my garage any longer and this ‘truck’ has me quite excited. The hardwood faces were a nice touch too. Cheers, Michael

[@nickjm37fordel1]

Interesting paint job !

bacana meu amigo seus trabalhos muito bacana parabens mim fas uma visita abraço

[@magnusericsson]

How do you feel about relief cuts in the inside corner of squares?

[@BaconSniffer578]

fantastic work as usual. Thumbs up

[@techfelix3578]

Another perfect video! Good job!

[@KostasAnnikasDeftereos]

Easy and cool to make thanks for sharing bro!!!

[@chaparrito77]

Funy thing, yesterday i was looking for your corner clamps video. 👍

[@Tugmun11]

Thanks for Sharin, great stuff...

[@travisdelongchamp]

Will the wood squares stay square with humidity changes? Or will they start to warp over time?

[@TerryPullen]

They may change over time so it is wise to check the tool for squareness each time you start a project.

[@MrQuickLine]

They're plywood, so they should hold up pretty well, I'd imagine.

[@user-vi3ie6ey8z]

Не будет ни каких проблем, Вы не ракету в космос запускаете, что Вам необходимо выверять с точностью до минут, секунд ( '' , ' ).

[@user-vi3ie6ey8z]

@@OmmerSyssel es es suka blait

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@user-vi3ie6ey8z ✌🍻

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Always check your squares for squareness before buying them. Or buy one made to a metrology standard.

[@9and7]

Well said, was working with a speed square two weeks ago on a build and the damned thing was off.

[@Remaggib]

How do you check your square for... square-ness? Genuinely asking since I have one currently but it came with the house and the person who sold us the house never used tools so the last time it was used was over a decade ago or more. So I might be getting a new one just so I don't have to worry. But of course I need to make sure.

[@chriscook3120]

you use trigonometry, measure 3 units on one side, 4 units on the other side, the distance between those 2 points should be 5 units. look up pythagoras theorem. However for most projects being at tiny bit off won't make much difference.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

In the store, hold two of them back to back and push the other sides against a flat surfaces like a shelf or so. If it there are no gaps, both are 90°, but one could also be 89° and the other 91°, so try with multiple squares.

[@Culturedropout]

Align one leg to the edge of a straight board and draw a line along the other leg with a pencil. Flip the square over so the same leg is aligned with the same edge of the board, but facing the opposite direction. Draw another line on top of the first. If they cover each other, it's square. If they diverge or converge, it's not.

[@viliuzk]

Nice man cave

[@waldvogelreview7755]

Do you use a square to check if your square is square?

[@marshallgatten6259]

It literally shows him using a square to check that his square is square.

[@punkbloater]

We heard you liked squares so we made you a square with a square in a square! ;)

[@svartahridxhgc]

Its easy to check if it is square, just draw 1 line with the homemade angle, then flip it out or invert it, and then draw another line, which should be parallel to the first, then observe and or measure using any rule to determine how accurate the space between the line is. Example: __I I__

[@Jasoninee]

Ulises548 Just making sure that people know what you are talking about must use a straight reference edge. You cant just lay it flat and then roll it over as then of course both lines will be parallel. I guess it could be done flat and flipped the way that would have the two lines form a v or peak in the middle.

[@wyattroncin941]

Looks like you need some more Wandel green paint.

[@michaelmurphy5029]

What the what the, not using the homemade belt sander?

[@alphaomega9125]

Beautiful color))

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

Definitely not! That colour ruined the tool. And you opinion is not valid only mine is.

[@alphaomega9125]

Wow wow wow. Easy man. (Правда я нихрена не понял, что ты написал)

[@igounfazed]

Is losing 'square' when you add varnish a concern?

[@Exodus5K]

On the other hand, not adding varnish allows the wood to move more drastically.

[@igounfazed]

Understood. But does adding varnish add a concern for losing square? I imagine not as significant as not adding varnish over-time, but does it?

[@Exodus5K]

I'll let you know, I have a set of 4 freshly varnished drying right now. Granted I made mine triangular instead of "L" shaped, which might retain it's squareness better.

[@igounfazed]

Thank you, even if they are triangles.

[@Exodus5K]

The varnish didn't effect squareness at all. I gave them a light scuff sanding to get the dust nibs out (because you know, varnish), and they remain to be perfectly square. I think the key to making these squares is to use 3/4" plywood for stability. Also, even though I used a crosscut sled to cut the pieces, I ensured they were square by using a shooting board. I also recommend the triangular squares over the "L" shaped ones that Matthias built, I could see them being easier to break.

[@forestlampcraft472]

Cool squares!

[@jmad318]

You know what they say It's hip to be square

[@juroworkshop]

As always... very nice...

[@73superglide62]

great up too dri job

[@yewsengcheong1637]

I hereby name this shade of green - Matthias Green

[@charityongoing422]

Nice job

[@TomSilver_42]

just a hint - I have one wooden square which has a little lip on the opposite side of the big piece made of the same material as the main ruler .. so it holds on the edge quite reasonably

[@tryingtomake9871]

I like your video.

[@albi55uk]

How did they make the very first Square?

[@chriscook3120]

trigonometry

[@soupy4099]

pythagorean theorem most likely

[@allluckyseven]

Compasses?

[@jeffspaulding9834]

A string and something sharp to tie it to is all you need to make a 90° angle. It is an interesting question, though. Squares go back into prehistory. I imagine there have been quite a few square designs that were useful for the tools used in their time period that are completely forgotten now.

[@thomasnixon4440]

Make two identical "squares", as good as you can. Put them back to back on a flat surface, and make adjust them both (keeping the angle the same) until there is no gap between them. You can make a flat surface by lapping three iron plates together. No trig or measurement required!

[@robertoqueipo9535]

👏👏👍, Pero si la escuadra q útilizas de referencia no está perfectamente bien?. Tengo comprado alguna defectuosa y tener q cambiarla al no ser ortogonal.

[@pawekruk3793]

You are the best!

[@Brimannn1]

Fantastic!

[@Robert-zx2df]

Where do you buy such nice plywood

[@alec4672]

If you watch the video on your phone you see him making the little green square. If you watch it on your computer you see him make the big green square.

[@kimchee94112]

Need to be extra careful ripping thin pieces. My push stick caught the tip of the blade and the next thing my forearm was bleeding with the imprint of that push stick. It happened so fast no time to react, considered myself lucky.

[@Piyomaru111]

nice squares but don't solid wood ones shrink or expand snd ruin square edges?

[@matthiaswandel]

depends on how you make them. But these are plywood

[@dustlesswalnut]

The alternating directions of grain in the plywood will keep it square. If you made one out of a 2x4 it'd warp like crazy.

[@Piyomaru111]

I see. thank you

[@aleandrsworkshop381]

Simple and usefull

[@MrPhoenix1138]

That’s what I call some Faber Castell green. Gorgeous result and quick to make, impressed as usual. Not lying when I say I’ve watched all the videos you have on all your accounts

[@JasonJonesoriginal]

Does this count as pirating squares?

[@joshinils]

Coukd you do a video on how to clamp something the right/best way? Like if even force is better than a singular point, wether one needs sacrificial pieces, hiw much force is required

[@matthiaswandel]

It all depends on the application and your preferences. There is no universal "right way"

[@Remaggib]

How about just a quick explanation of how you clamp things, since they seem to work so well? I'm curious myself even if right now I only have cheap garbage clamps

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

I've been thinking about how to hold acrylic exactly perpendicular to the other piece when gluing up a 6"x6"x9" five-sided box. The glue edge has to be accessible so I can't just use a square like you made here. This video has given me some ideas about a fixture similar to the squares you made here. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.

[@Samtagri]

2:31 but won’t the inner strip interfere with the distance from the fence? I don’t understand how you plan to flush out the outer strip with the (wider) inner strip riding along the fence.

[@KaBhennee]

So schön wie du das gemacht hast, aber dann die Farbe? Nein

[@nfunddreige3991]

er sagte gegen Ende des Vids .. damit er es von den anderen Holzteilen gut unterscheiden kann.....

[@hoffelinck1]

Nice squares, but I prefer mine to be solid steel. Will last you a lifetime ;)

[@esotericsean]

You said you were going to make them T-shaped and then proceeded to make them L-shaped. What happened?

[@jahobr]

He was talking about the short arm of the L only. He added a thicker pice (2:55) at the end, so it has a T-shaped crossection.

[@michaelthepsycho]

And that, my friends, is why eye-witnesses aren't reliable in court rooms.

[@lrochfort]

I wonder how early squares were made. How do you make one without another? You could use a protractor, but how do you make that accurate either?

[@volvok7749]

Pythagoras theorem I would say... But still, I don't think squareness was the main concern in early times, you can go pretty far just eyeballing dimensions.

[@ArkanoidZero]

Ah, the age old question, how do make an accurate tool If all you have is less accurate tools? Bootstrapping a square isn't really that hard it's possible to measure squareness with only linear measurements. This old Tony has a whole video on what square means and how to measure it.

[@dekurvajo]

lrochfort caliper+straight line

[@somegoddamnguy]

as long as you have a string you can make a compass and also define a plumb line, from there it should be reasonably smooth sailing :)

[@25A0]

You can construct a right angle with just a compass and a straight edge :) see e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpendicular#Construction_of_the_perpendicular

[@michaelpolzin3263]

I buy the speed squares at Harbor Freight for a buck on sale and use them with the clamps.

[@pippoduro73]

Ottimo Lavoro

[@freewoodencrosses]

way too fast for me to follow what was happening

[@annabukata7127]

Nice video =)

[@lasallebrothers853]

like it

[@TheBasov4]

Good. 👍

[@mmmmmmm8706]

Can u test the accuracy of the square using a dial indicator?

[@LegendSpecialist]

Wood HERO!

[@toolhog10]

Matthias's Elements - Proposition 11

[@randallhollensbe734]

Book 1, Prop. 11

[@Shinlung66]

All squared away :)

[@kizbo]

I thought you were going to make a T square??

[@wi11y1960]

I guess one can never be too square?

[@TheKopakah]

I read your blog the other day and wondered, do you still paint?

[@matthiaswandel]

no time for it