Measuring and Marking Tools - Page 8 of 25

The Leica Disto D3 is a handheld laser measuring tool with a long range and more features than you'd think to ask for, like a 20-measurement memory, illuminated display, and a tilt feature

Arched openings add a nice touch to a doorway, an alcove, or even a piece of built-in furniture. Architects and builders typically choose the easy-to-draw, equal-rise- and-run section of a…

Build a jig to draw a perfect ellipse with just two scraps of wood and a few nails

I was working solo, laying out sill plates for a Habitat for Humanity home with a slab-on-grade foundation. I had laid out the inside edge of the 2x4 sill plate…

Kudos to Bob Carli for his clever device for snapping angled chalklines (FHB #192, p. 34). Here’s the way I do it. I replace the line’s hook with a 2-in.-long nail…

The trim won't hold up if there's nothing behind it. Finish carpenter Tucker Windover shares his method for finding studs.

Handheld laser measuring tools are more affordable than ever, but are they accurate enough to replace a tape measure?

Laser measures do the math for you. Can your tape measure do that?

A tip for when the point is to have a sharp pencil on hand

All carpenters know that a dull pencil can lead to inaccurate measurements, and wasted material and time. To avoid these problems, I installed a small, hand-spun pencil sharpener in the…