The carpentry trick to transfer a line from one bargeboard to the other?

[Yrrol]

I am going to cut my bargeboards to the right length and want to make lines to follow.

Even if I can figure out some way to manage to put a line on the other board, I am still curious about how carpenters do it because there is certainly an easy way out there, I can imagine.

 

[Tiofingers-Perra]

Try square, maybe?

 

[Yrrol]

As you can see, I have used a try square, but how should it be held to extend the line on the narrow side onto the other board?

 

[Stefan N]

Still a square, you just place it on top.

 

[Yrrol]

The handles are usually thicker than the blade, i.e., the blade does not rest against the upper fascia board. Do you take a chance and draw a line anyway, or do you start tilting and fiddling with the angle bracket until it rests against the board..

and do you skip making an exact line on the narrow side?

 

[Stefan N]

You get close enough to draw, no oddities at all.

 

[ivarssonivar]

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Just want to say that the end cap in the gutter is installed incorrectly, it should be in the gutter not outside, and must be sealed with sealant if it hasn't been done.

 

[verktygsgurun]

The handles are usually thicker than the blade, meaning the blade does not rest against the upper fascia board. Do you take a chance and draw a line anyway, or do you start angling and fiddling with the square until it lies against the board..

and do you skip making an exact line on the narrow side?

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Take a piece of board that is 90 degrees and lay it down to trace. Done!

 

[Yrrol]

oh, it was good that you said that, I thought it felt wrong when I hurriedly fiddled them in place before the measurement.

Take a piece of board that is 90 degrees and place it and trace around. Done!

ah there we have it, brilliantly simple.

 

[Matti_75]

Draw a short line in the uppermost part and saw. Real carpenters can saw straight without continuous lines.

 

[Nerre]

Lay the thick part of the square flat on top of the lower board so you can use it to draw the "red" line, then stand the square up and draw on the upper board.

There are many angles on a square that are right angles, and many edges that are straight.

 

[Nyfniken]

Carpenter says: "A little crooked is also straight."

 

[verktygsgurun]

And sometimes at an angle can appear straight compared to the rest of the construction.