The roofing square
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Learning how to use a roofing square is a fundamental skill in carpentry. This course will help demystify this essential carpenter’s tool. You’ll practice how to line out and cut softwood timber rafters for lean-to, gable and hipped roofs following a late 19th/20th century method where you use the square to calculate the lengths and bevels, without needing rafter tables, ready reckoners, or electronic devices. Imperial measurements are used during the day, but metric conversion is explained.
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Wednesday 21 May 2025
Learning how to use a roofing square is a fundamental skill in carpentry. This course will help demystify this essential carpenter’s tool. You’ll practice how to line out and cut softwood timber rafters for lean-to, gable and hipped roofs following a late 19th/20th century method where you use the square to calculate the lengths and bevels, without needing rafter tables, ready reckoners, or electronic devices. Imperial measurements are used during the day, but metric conversion is explained.
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