Housewrap Cutting Station
Learn how to use 2x4s and a utility knife to get precision cuts on 9-ft. rolls of housewrap.
This is an easy method for cutting housewrap that will produce crisp, accurate cuts on 9-ft. rolls. As shown in the drawing, I use a pair of 10-ft. 2x4s spaced 1/8 in. apart to guide the blade of a utility knife.
The 2x4s are held in alignment by a length of 1/8-in. plywood screwed to their bottoms. To use the guide, hook your tape measure into the cutting groove, and pull enough wrap off the roll to get the measurement. Snug the roll up to the 2x4s to keep the cut square, and cut away.
— Keith Wilson; Mountain View, CA
From Fine Homebuilding #218
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