r/oddlysatisfying • u/Jaded_Marionberry500 • 2d ago

How to measure wood angles

source: lufihasan95

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u/Prestigious-Bat-574 2d ago edited 2d ago

Honest answer: One option is to just cut it roughly to start, then use the washer technique to scribe a line. For a circle (vs. a "straight" line), you'll need to then use a compass to reduce by the width of the washer or use the washer to make a series of marks that represent your cut line.

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u/Tallywort 2d ago

Which will neatly offset any curve to be wrong, unless the surface you're scribing is straight.

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u/alorty 2d ago

You could also use a near-infinite series of progressively smaller washers

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u/Prestigious-Bat-574 2d ago

Which is why I added to my comment before you made your comment that you just have to use the washer to offset the line once you've marked it. I've done this dozens of times and it's easy.

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u/AnticPosition 2d ago

Now, that was satisfying. 

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u/00056532926846780396 2d ago

Just use a contour gauge. This is way too much work for a tool that exists for this.

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u/Prestigious-Bat-574 2d ago

"too much work"

Would literally take 30 seconds in the example of the OP.

Most people already have a washer laying around. Most people do not have a contour gauge sitting around.

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u/4daughters 2d ago

just be a professional installer then, and you'll have all the tools and knowledge you need. You're overcomplicating it.

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