just blew my mind about the "stop measuring things". It's a problem i've always had. Thank you

I'm just here for my stupid schoolwork but your great at explaining

Who else needs this for school

Good info Matt. I'm recent convert to marking knives, amazing how much finer the line is. I also recently bought a box of pencils with white lead, I got them from Amazon. I like to write the species of wood on the end of the board so I can find them easily in the stack and the white shows up much better on walnut and other darker woods.

Comprehensive and informative. Realistic . Advice is essentially to scribe not measure when possible ? Thanks

I can't believe I actually have all of those. And I even have that same T bevel. Coming from an engineering background I also have a whole bunch of drawing/drafting tools too. We seem to have the same problem with tape measures. They are all over the place. The only rule I have, and its a good one for me, is I stay with the same tape measure for the whole project. How I measure is usually defined by what I am building. Sometimes it is marking knife only and other times its a tape measure or caliper. I also use a carpenter square and speed squares because I do remodeling in the house and they are definitely a plus for doing layouts. One of my favorite little tools I would add for a beginner is the Kreg layout tool. Once I started using it I really liked it and always have it around. Great video. The selection you showed is a good one for almost anyone. Thanks for sharing.

What you said about the squares, I agree 100%.

First of all, sorry for commenting on such an old video. (Subscribed now, btw.) But there are a couple of tools I can't see how you can do without. The first is a straightedge; one thick enough to stand on the edge. The second is a striking awl, for use when marking with the grain, especially on woods like pine, where a knife tends to follow the grain instead of the rule/straightedge. For a striking awl, my favorite one is a repurposed 1950s thin ice pick. It's actually better steel than the striking awls sold as such. It would have to be to survive its intended usage. For a striking knife, I used to use a Veritas one, but switched to a Higonokami knife, because it still has a flat grind and very acute angle, yet folds away and goes in my pocket, so I always know where it is. (I have a second one in case I don't know where my pocket is.)

About your advice for beginners, I really liked what you said. I always felt like a klutz messing up precise cuts because I always felt that my measurements were off by a 1/16 . so I would always use my razor knife and not use my tape measure but always felt I was never up to par compare to other professional carpenters. Now I feel much better about what I'm doing.

The lesson learned here (by an old armature) measure less. Measuring has always driven me crazy. Ten attempts, ten different outcomes. What a revelation.

Very good video Matt, A friend gave me two 10’ Lufkin tape measures from McCoy’s and I really like them. They are small and most of all bright orange so they are easy to find. If you have a favorite tape measure you might try adding bright color on it with paint or tape.

My large marking knife is the only thing I trust for the accuracy of drilling pocket holes.

I agree that pulling the dimensions off your work with a marking knife is the way to go when you can. It makes life so much easier. And I use the exact same marking knife too. You know what they say about great minds...

Looks similar to my marking/measuring tool assortment. Great job going through each one, perfect overview of them. For marking, I absolutely love my Blue Spruce knives and awl set. A bit pricey, but so nice to work with! Thanks for another great video Matt!

Great tip on marking versus measuring. I've been trying to do more precise work and I'm finding the measuring is always the problem. I'll be ordering a marking gauge very soon now.

Great info as always!

Awesome video. I never considered using dividers. Thanks for the great information you put out!

Very interesting, Matt. I like this forum, or format. It's very informative. Funny about the tape measures! I swear, EVERY TIME harbor freight has a free tape measure coupon, I grab one, because I am always misplacing them. Thanks again....good stuff.

Great channel for education Cool man keep up the good work 👍👍👍

Thanks for all the good videos you make. Always watching always learning. thank you

small marking tool with pvc handle is purchase from amazon and what brand name?

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Hey Matt cool video. I use a 6" General metal ruler everyday on the job for finish carpentry (scribes,reveals etc) It is an invaluable tool.

Very good good sir

Excellent, Matt! I always have my stick rule in my back pocket and my wood pencil behind my ear, I learned to do it this way back when I was a carpenter. I like mechanical pencils but my pencil hits the concrete floor in my shop a couple of times a day, and the mechanical pencil would have tiny broken lead to deal with, it also dosen't stay behind my ear as well. My combination square is always close by too.

Great Info Matt. Thanks for doing this series.

Good information and tips! I'm sure many viewers will find it educational. I use half of those and yes I use chalk alot also as you "may" (or may not) see in a build video of the coffee table I told you about! For some reason I thought you were in a basement but saw the "winterized" garage doors and therefore stand corrected. Since your area has been 0 deg and below (yes I checked) I have to ask what kind of "Blast Heater" you have in there that you are in a T shirt? Brrrrrr!!!

Keep up the great work~

Great subject Matt. I took away some good information on layout tools. I used to measure out where I'd cut rabbets but now I use the board since even in things like plywood there are still small variations in thickness. I have a set of calipers, part of a carpenters' box of old tools (not even sure about everything I have there), but haven't seen them used before.

Thanks for this. I'd love to see you do a video on steam/heat bending wood. Have you ever needed to do that?

Nicely done. Subbed.

I went to a Office Depot and got a box of small "golf pencils". They come 72 to a bx and cost around $4. They are all over the shop and one is always behind my ear. Mechanical pencil points are not always sharp enough for my liking. Thanks for the videos and good job, always entertaining.

My small combo square has a tiny sharp marking "pin" that stores in the end of the handle. I always forget that its there. Also have you seen the komelon brand tapes? They work opposite of most where they stay open (out) until you hit the return button, I appreciate that as it seems all the normal lock buttons sometimes become a pain to lock over time...thought you may want to check out. I know Lowes carries them.. thanks for the tips.

Alot of good information for begining woodworkers, Good video Matt.

I like what you said about not measuring. I need to do more of that. I also have tape measures that are everywhere and nowhere. Need some quantum physicists to work on that.

g8 vid dude. - make a shop tour. that could be cool.

There needs to be a movie or book -- or both -- Where Tape Measures Go To Hide... Spoiler Alert ! Matt Cremona's Workshop (and my workshops also) lol Thank you for this video series, Matt. I enjoy them very much. You do a superb job with this kind of video. Informative, Insightful, yet the atmosphere is light enough to toss in the occasional bit of humor. Keep it going, please!

Thanks, That helps out a lot. I am just missing engineer squares, a marking knife, dividers and the dovetail marker. I heard about a craftsman that uses a hacksaw to do his dovetails and pins. What is your favorite saw or if you were Norm Abram, sar? I love your comment about tape measures. I have a lot of those...if I could find them.

great tutorial man!

.....STARRETT! That's all you need to know

thanks

What do you use the dial indicator on the top shelf of your tool cabinet for? tool/jointer setup? I haven't seen it move in a year though.. lol.. and how about clamps/clamping devices as another ask matt.. adhesives.. sanding/abrasives.. fasteners.. saws.. drilling/driving... turning...

As always I liked your video. Very informative.

Matt, what did you do to that poor dust collector! Looks like it was dropped off a truck and kicked around a bit... I have become a convert to wearing a shop apron. First, it helps keep the clothes clean. But possibly more importantly is the fact that my tape measure goes into the front pocket always. Well, almost always. And some pencils in the top pocket, and my ZEM hearing in the lower left pocket. Oh yeah, and I really prefer the leverlock style of tape measure. I find that much easier to use.

I have to get one of those dovetail measuring/marking guage. I never knew about them until now . Amazon.com her I com.lol also the dividers completely forgot about those. Shop class is flashing back in my mind now. And last but definitely not least the engineering square I MUST GET. I do the same thing with the combination squares take them apart I can never seem to get them back together the right way that's Harbor Freight cheapo for you great video this is a definite repeat watch for me I would like to see you do a demonstration and how are you personally cut dovetails unless you already have a video out there about that til next episode..."BOOP" ;)

What Lathe tools do you use matt, Anything from chisels to measure/layout on the lathe.

I've gotten down to one tape measure in the shop, a 16'. I guess the good part of having just one is you know you need it so you remember to put it back where it belongs. I have a lot more rulers than you but I don't have a giant 4'er like that. Might have to get one of those but where would I put it? I still haven't found a place for the track of my track saw.

very helpful for me a novice. Cheers

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This a great for beginning woodworkers or people like Me lol, Good Info Matt

I really liked the look of the "Beefy" dividers that you showed. Can you tell me what brand they are and maybe where we ca find them?

DON’T snap back the tape measure. I’m sure you know that !?! My first tape measure was a 25’ Stanley. The back side of it had the snap back info, along with a lot of other useless crap. Interesting toilet reading. Sawdust Bob r2t2 Merritt

Hey Matt, I too have tons of tape measures and can never find them. The real sad part is my shop is only 10 x 10 lol. I only use them for rough measures, I use the steel rulers for amost everything.

how do u turn caps lock off??!!

Hi good day. Awesome channel I have the Veritas micro ajust wheel marking gauge. i was wondering if it the wheel supose to turn if you mark a line or has it to be tight non turning? it came tight non turning out of the box.

I use a pointed bradawl to mark drill points. Also, if you're driving screws into hard wood and don't want to drill a pilot hole, you get a good hole to allow the thread to bite rather than it pushing over as you start screwing in.

What kind of tool is that at 3:53

Great Video Matt. I did not see a drywall square though, just kidding. Thanks for Sharing.

Just discovered your channel. I really like it! great information and I've subscribed. Only suggestion I have is try to be aware of whats in frame for your video. There seems to be a some distracting element all the time. usually another camera or lights

Boop..lol, and I don't trust those slide squares either, it could be off after your next measurement.. live and learn(empire squares at home depot are garbage).. tough to keep a square, square..

I actually use my combination squares a lot. Then i have a few speed squares. i also have 4 framing squares to use.

I always heard "measure twice"..;) but I agree with ya on the measuring technique. Im making a new charging station aand I just used tht tech with a stop block. Its A lot faster than re measuring and u cant go wrong or mis-measure. But im not a mechanical pencil guy tips ALWAYS BREAK ON ME.lol reg #2s4me. but im thinkin im going to look into buying a marking knife. Dont have to shrpen it every 10 or 20 lines.. Off topic and lastly- im hitting my 12 month mark for woodworking @end of january and I must say from watching youtube vids ive learned way more then any class or book has to offer. Im glad I made a channel ..main reason is so I can comment and chat with the woodworkers..well,, the ones tht will..lol ill mail ya a few tapes and a ruler haha

this is great stuff, thanks matt

Thanks for the good info. Nice to see it was a warm day in January up north(t-shirt). Not quite that warm here in Tennessee. :-) JimE

Great video Matt. You said your dove tail gauge was a 1- 8 is that in degree or what? I have never used one of those. Thanks and I think we all have the same issue with measuring tapes.

I like watching you turn trees into heirloom furniture. How about showing us your felling tools?

cool videos Matthew Cremona like these! certainly agree with the tape ! i hope to comment more on your videos ;)

Nice video! Thanks for sharing!

If possible, would you want to do the woodworking/youtube thing full time? I totally think your content/video quality is as good or better than some of our other youtube woodworkers.

Matt, you mentioned that you checked your combination square for square and it cam of fine, yet you don't trust it. May I ask why that is? Thanks in advance.

Whould you reccomend please brand (make) for engenere square?

thanks matt

My brother buys a million tape measures and can never find them at work. I never leave my tape off my belt. I don't let people work with me that don't have a tool belt and can keep pencil/tape on them at all times. So many of my apprentices would go though all my spare pencils and tape measures it drove me crazy.

New to your channel, great stuff, subbed.

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I loved the tape measures are "everywhere and nowhere at the same time" Made me laugh cause its so true.

it good video for my j.n petit school

What happened to the larger engineer's square ? it looks infected with rust

Love ur vids!

I wish someone made a wide blade 12' tape ruler.

What happened to your dust collector? something fall on that canister?

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thank you Matthew

No carpenter's square or story stick?

I'm kind of obsessive about accuracy too.. sometimes 64ths aren't close enough.. or I can't trust something is "perfectly square".. how could that be.. LOL.. but using the workpiece to mark with instead of a measurement and a thick pencil line makes a huge difference in accuracy and the finished product.. I still have the same tape measure I did when I was in high school.. haha.. I'm practicing shorter comments.. lol

Boop... I like story poles

Jimmy DiResta solves the lost tape problem by never taking it off his belt. Just pulls out the end, marks the stock, allows it to retract. Makes it look easy. Personally I have 5 or 6 tape measures somewhere...

thank you good info

Tape measures, they are shop ninjas, "they're everywhere and nowhere at the same time" ;)

Also.. you haven't talked much this past year about finishing (other than the cutting boards).. finishes themselves, finishing supplies, and techniques you like.. (unless your arm-r-seal is the one and only)... also reading material, books, mags, articles and the like or anything else that inspired you along the way.... sorry, just trying to help with some show ideas..

i've been watching several of your videos tonight. i enjoy watching. i'm not sure who you are thinking your auduence is but the one thing I realuzdbwas I was feeling a bit lost. my grandfather ws a cabinet naker and did strunged instrument rrpair and he built grandfsther's clocks and a few harpsichords and so I've seen a lot of the itens your showing and may even know their names but when you describing how you use them it's too atherial. i'd like to see you actual usr them becausebI don't always know how a particylar item works. in your last video you were moving planesvaround so fast I could hardly keep up with the diffrrences and I really didn't understand why you had a particular desire forbsay a #4 but never use the #3 when they look all but identical. i guess what I'm saying is for me you make a lot of asumptions as to my understanding which is why I brought up who was supposed to be your audience. It ws the one piece of info I got from college English 101. Know your audience and tailor your discussion to that audience. I'd call myself an intermediate. I've built shelving, chess boards, entertainment centers, a workbench and last summer I put up hardware on my carport to install bypass carriage doors whichn.i've yet to build because I had to ipgrade my electric tonad some 230 lines to do some minor milling. So I'm not a newbie. It would also help if you showed what you're talking about rather than just saying so and so and slow down your talking 100 miles an hour. I had Speech 101 so I know it's hard to pace yourself you feel like your talking too slow but trust me you're not. I really enjoyed watching the chainsaw mill and the slab cutting, stacking. And you gave some real skill at building things that seems innate and an I for design that I could never be that creative like the live edge builds. ok, yhat's way too much advice but I do it from a caring place.

I had to laugh at the part about measuring tapes. I only have three and a much smaller work space but have the same problem of losing them.

How can you possibly lose something that is 12 FEET long ?????

Do you find that the target brand chalk works as well as the name brand chalk? 😆

Matthew Cremona awesome information. But on the next video please fix the exposure of your camera, it quite often jumps up and down.

Most of digi calipers suck. Move them too fast and they lose track. Same couldn't be said about a brown and sharpe analog.

2 to the 1 from the 1to the 3

one more layout tools

I broke your 12 footer rememebr lol

Great Video,I know better but I believe someone comes into the shop and moves my measuring tapes, rules and pencils when I am not looking.