Tips for Woodworking Measurements and Layouts

These simple woodworking tricks will prevent the headaches caused by misaligned tools, inaccurate cuts and more. Sandor Nagyszalanczy demonstrates his tried and true methods for making measurements and layouts.
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[@richardhaynes2150]

I'm not a constant wood worker other than occasional things over the years and I must admit I have learned more from this one video than I ever learned in high school. Well done! You must be a brother or cousin of Richard Fayman the famous Physist. You explain things so simply anyone can understand it. Being able to take ideas and explain them so anyone can understand it is absolutely phenomenal. Good show.

[@jenlong9905]

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[@8enhur]

last tip is awesome. sometimes things can be so simple

[@maggiemichalowski3756]

Agreed... But what about a tip to also account for the blame width?

[@YulRun]

Yep, last tip is my favourite.

[@diywithselvamdass4998]

Exactly 🎉

[@jkgecko]

This was the most helpful 11 minutes of my day so far. Thank you, WWJ and whoever is demonstrating in this video.

[@pathiranaengineers5958]

Today parliment

[@rolandrodriguez]

Lots of gold in this video. Thank you!

[@robertgallant6422]

Loved the last tip, dividing in multiple equal sections. Very cool!!! Thanks

[@blackvic5157]

Very cool, especially adding up with 2 rules, I really like that one. So thank you.

[@rpandocchi]

Hey there great video btw! I just wanted to mention one item that helped me early on in my fine woodworking career that a lot of people seem to skip over. What that item is to measure odd shapes and sizes accurately is what they call a “Ticking Stick”. If you have never heard of this bazaar tool then you should definitely check it out. I can tell you that when I first began wood working I would more often then not accurately make my cuts at a perfect 90 degrees throwing off my square shapes. Then if I needed a top or bottom cut out I would then realize I either had to start over or in many cases get creative. The Ticking Stick has saved many of my projects from having to start over and scrap a lot of labor hours in a project. I had much success with using this creative tool and it has made some of my projects come out looking great, and in many cases no one was even able to tell that my squares were not a perfect 90 degrees. Anyways I just thought I would share that for any beginners watching your video. I did get a lot of good stuff from your video and I love being able to learn something new everyday when it comes to fine wood working. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and share your wisdom with us on here on KZbin!

[@wbabbington26]

Thank you. I gained a lot from this video. Just an on the spot simplified way of seeing it. A doubt free and accurate mind set when your in the zone.

[@ElFidel]

These were really good ideas. I love learning new things like this every day! Thank you so much.

[@GregJoshuaW]

love that last trick, not that I have any aversion to math, but that was just super clean and efficient. thanks!

[@jonmayer]

He used math, just easier math. Still needs to know that 10 is divisible by 5.

[@JasonBarre]

Something so simple that I never thought of. I'm going to go do this right now. Thank you.

[@musthavechannel5262]

I just did it as well. Thanks for doing it.

[@reddawgwoodshop5371]

Great tips! Thank you so much! I also thought your video was so easy to follow and the way you explained everything was great!

[@paulwiles2961]

Great tips. fast and to the point. no bull

[@reishvedaur]

That last trick was absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the tips!

[@BrianRPaterson]

That last tip will come in super handy. I'm always cutting things into equal halves, and getting the measurements spot on can be a chore. Thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.

[@loripena724]

Hi from South Texas! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this upload! I really learned a lot! Liked and subscribed!

[@dienekes4364]

That last tip is awesome. I hadn't thought of that before!

[@bryancrawford3498]

Excellent! Even a newbie can grasp the concepts. And now I must apply....

[@davidlombardo3030]

Beginner! This vid was one of the most helpful i’ve seen. Thanks Sir!

[@gregoriovii8746]

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[@davemccracken6436]

Sandor, again very useful help. Keep 'em coming!

[@canusakommando9692]

Great tips! Even for an Advanced Woodworker. Thanks very much. I always enjoy learning new things.

[@JimFleming1953]

Great trick, dividing the board into five equal parts! So simple that I would have never thought of it. Thank you, sir! 👍👍👍

[@MattGarofolo]

Extremely helpful for beginners like me. Thank you very kindly!

[@CarlosEcheverriaOne]

Definitely a master trick set..! Very helpful, specially the five exact cuts..!!

[@meeklothefreezerking]

Great video! I'm newer at carpentry work and was doing most of the things you show incorrectly. I'll work on these, thank you!

[@jasonmccabe5915]

I like how you sized that piece for the inside fit on the box. My family has always called that, "Sneaking up on it."

[@briggal1]

Really great ideas, thanks for sharing, I especially like the one for dividing a board in to equal segments.

[@DrunkardTV]

There is so much great information in this video. Thanks for the tips!

[@custardavenger]

Some great tips and an almost constant reminder of why I'm glad the UK adopted the metric system. 😊

[@jaykeehan5813]

I believe the US government considered a conversion in the 1840s, but determined that the cost of switching over would be too high.

[@larrystrayer8336]

An excellent refresher. Thanks for a well done video

[@oldmanpottering]

well presented and great information, thanks for taking the time to share 👍

[@dadlawnlife1328]

good video. Love the two tips at the end. That will make things easier for my current projects going forward. Cheers

[@DasAlbatross]

Some really spectacular tips in there. Thanks for sharing!

[@JOEZEP54]

Great video,thanks for the tips.

[@davidbowser2040]

WOW, Good Tips there. I have heard of a couple of them in my years, but not all of them. Thank You !

[@marcusjackman1487]

8:39 was perfect for me, as I am planning on building some drawers tomorrow with plywood. The imperial unit is not my strong suit, but most tools I currently have at my disposal, unfortunately, are in imperical units, so this trick will save me some frustration! Thank you sir.

[@gsftom]

Excellent tips. To the point and helpful.

[@lgzz4885]

Great vid! Nice calm explanation of tips & tricks!

[@Kenfitzpat]

Best measurement video I have seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@cjbrown9755]

Plain and simple, thank you so much.

[@StevenLarkin]

Your the Best!!!! and thanks for speaking so articulately... I tend to beat up the EN language and not enunciate. Great accumulation of tips

[@uncaeric2040]

Excellent! Great tips and methods. Keep up the good work!

[@manishbhanot1]

Really enjoyed watching the video! I learnt new ways of measuring and I am sure this would help me with my projects that I have lined up for a later time :)

[@Australia-ky7kx]

A wealth of information certain to improve my carpentry. Thanks for posting.

[@physcooutlaw]

this is a good video ... I was just thinking to myself earlier today that there should be more videos like this, to teach people that struggle with measurments.

[@ryandetzel6530]

Really glad I watched your video to the end... your last tip will save me hours!!!

[@mictheflash]

Thank you for this video, some really top tips 👍 if I can remember them, I will definitely be trying them out 😁💓

[@gig777]

Excellent video and great tips!

[@mrgisprojim]

Good Vid........ You Are A Great Instructor. - Well Modulated, Easy To Understand Voice.

[@rafon.]

Awesome tips! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@dedankimathi7136]

Useful and clear teaching. Thanks

[@outerbanksproductions_videos]

This video is so wise, it should have at least 1,000,298 views. Oh, it does! LOL! One of the best videos on measuring on KZbin! Thank you!

[@catherinetheriault8158]

What an great educational video!! Thank you

[@jonjames5561]

I want to jump on the metric bus. I know it is a nasty word for many but once you use it the world changes for woodworkers particularly. Try it. I love your hints and thank you for them. I can't understand how anyone would dislike well thought and kind suggestions. Nobody is perfect not even you complainers. Thanks again.

[@bobnicholas5994]

You had me at awe... with the mismeasured mitre cut..liked this thanks

[@christopherkouri2317]

Well that last tip in particular was purty dern awesome...thank you sir for a great vid!

[@williamsmith9026]

This video is loaded with excellent tips!

[@mdouble100]

These are fantastic tips. Measuring accurately is certainly the most important aspect of woodworking. Anything which makes it easier is clearly worth knowing. I especially like the tip on combing to rules to calculate factional combinations without having to do the math. Doing it using the 2 rules is almost guaranteed to produce a better result than working out the factional additions in your head. This would be really useful on days when the brain is a little soggy.

[@VIDEOEPPO]

The last two should be able to save my life!!!. Thanks Sir.

[@erichaltomwoodworking7363]

Awesome tips, excellent examples. Thank you!

[@petervilla6228]

Many great tips, thank you for passing them on

[@moparkid440]

wow what a great video, especially the fraction measuring tip. thanks alot

[@kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy]

Hey, great tips. Thank you. The tip on dividing a board into equal parts was especially clever.

[@bbfoto7248]

@Kirk Hepburn You just need to remember to account for the the kerf width of your saw blade for each cut or "division" you make! If you always cut on the far side of your marks, your first cut will be accurate, and the remaining cuts will be one kerf width too narrow...except the last piece will be multiple kerf widths too narrow (multiplied by the number of cuts/divisions you made).

[@amorphuc]

Thank You! Those are some really handy tips!

[@jriver64]

Great job on the video. Thank you so much.

[@TheFeralBachelor]

Thank you! I learned a bunch here and have saved the video for future reference. I like how you used two rules (scales? I won't argue) to make a sort of slide rule.

[@mandapakags]

Very Impressive indeed. Loved your video.Thank you for sharing.

[@jasonpages9888]

Really enjoyed your video. I could have used the last tip some many times. Thanks

[@joyceann280]

Really excellent video and lots of excellent tips!! Thanks, this will be lots of help.

[@racma8698]

Plenty of judicious advises, thank you. very much.

[@iwantthetruthandnothingbut6521]

Such great tips! You're a wonderful teacher... I'm bookmarking this video for future references😍😍... And also subscribing!

[@rosswilliams3111]

Such a helpful video. Thank you!

[@natishamullis-brooks5715]

Fabulous tioa! Thank you!

[@webcrawler3332]

Great tips! Thank you!

[@Esuper1]

Cool tips man. Thanks for sharing.

[@cdgarcia]

Wow what a video so many great tips to share!

[@lonniecrook1684]

Thanks so much! Great techniques!

[@markinoz4795]

all great ideas - as a novice, it's these type of hints that make a lot of difference!

[@JT-hw6mq]

thank you so much for this! Love your work!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Great set of tips. That last one is pure genius, I'll have to remember that one.

[@brettbauscher2833]

Extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@toddtremeer7057]

Great measuring tricks. Everything you say is so obvious yet are tricks of the trade most of us don't think of.

[@modsquad8u]

Thanks for the tips, I knew some bit learned some handy ones as well!

[@nancyfahey7518]

Those are some very cool tips. Thanks

[@kellyklaask7su990]

Some great tips! Thanks!

[@jamesnasmith984]

An often neglected subject clearly reviewed. Thanks. JimN

[@daryncashmark6518]

Forgive me if this was already posted in the comments, as I did read many, but not all of them. When using a tape measure with a bad end stop, instead of using the "1 inch" as zero, I start at 10 inches. It makes the math very easy, and most of the time 10 inches will be enough to make you remember before making the cut. There are sometimes when this won't work, of course, but just something I started doing a long time ago because I ended up with a lot of inch shy cuts. :-) Thanks for the great tips!

[@JeremyB8419]

I really liked this video. Thank you.

[@mcorrade]

thaks for this. I knew the blade deflection one and a few others but some are new to me and I thank you for this.

[@simonoconor8149]

Great tips, thanks for posting.

[@lindam.9282]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@hy860]

thank you so much for sharing those experience, very helpful

[@tgguadarrama]

Thank you. Very good tips

[@LosoIAm]

The last tip is invaluable, thank you!

[@sixshooter3313]

Just run across this video and enjoyed it very much.

[@miamitreasurehunter]

Great Video, I learned so much! Thanks Sir !

[@1965kiss]

thanks for the video!!!! you got yourself a new subscriber.

[@emadigan523]

Great tips, thank you for sharing.