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Do you own a ruler? You may not know what you have!

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23 Replies to “Do you own a ruler? You may not know what you have!”

  1. ▼EXPAND THIS SECTION FOR IMPORTANT INFO▼

    – Benchmark black rules (while they last): https://lddy.no/1g0zo

    ★TAYLOR TOOLWORKS IS A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS WORTH SUPPORTING★

    They are also supporters of this channel who help keep our videos free. Please support them AND us by saving and using this link whenever you buy tools: https://lddy.no/s80f

    My hand tool collection includes premium tools from Bridge City Tool Works: https://bridgecitytools.com/

    Please help support us by using the link above for a quick look around!

    (If you use one of these affiliate links, we may receive a small commission)

    Some other useful links:

    -More videos on our website: https://stumpynubs.com/

    -Subscribe to our e-Magazine: https://stumpynubs.com/browse-and-subscribe/

    -Check out our project plans: https://stumpynubs.com/product-category/plans/

    -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stumpynubs/

    -Twitter: https://twitter.com/StumpyNubs

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    -Mechanical Pencils: https://amzn.to/2PA7bwK

    -Lumber pencil: https://amzn.to/2QtwZjv

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    -Marking knife: https://lddy.no/10mv0

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  3. Hi James – seeing your bookshelves in this video made me think how interesting it would be if you did a video that went through your woodworking library, explaining which are your favourite books.

  4. I found an unhelpful feature of all the Duratool metal rule's in a workshop. None of them could draw a strait line as they were all very slightly curved along what should have been the strait edge.
    Thought I was going mad when rechecking my marking out and it just so happened that I had flipped the rule around suddenly exposing the curved lines.
    Placing them all on a surface plate and shining a torch from behind and seeing the light shining through the gap proved this definitely.

  5. Let’s say I want to begin manufacturing 12-inch rules or rulers to exacting standards. How do I know how long to make them? I am uncomfortable just using someone else’s rule for fear they may have gotten it wrong. I know NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) maintains the standards, but must I rely on them and, if so, how is that that information provided to me? (“Here, sir, is exactly 12-inches.”)

  9. What twaddle. Rule or scale are terms that describe the marks. People then use the term rule, scale OR ruler interchangeably. There is NO fixed definition that says a ruler without a space at the beginning is a rule OR that a ruler with a space can not still be described as a scale or ruler.
    Pedants be damned! More often as not they are inforcing shibbolethic "rule" that were never entirely correct. Anyway, English is not a fully codified language and continues to change and grow. Whatever is common usage is as valid as any previous definition. So if someone wants to call a ruler a rule, scale or bernard they are correct as long as people understand what is being referred to.
    Generally your videos are excellent but this was just silly and a complete waste of your time. I didn't watch to the end as I wasn't wasting my time on such hogwash.

  10. I thoroughly enjoy your content. But I do question you're working at a 1/8-inch scale. My guess is that you don't settle for 1/8 inch accuracy, yes?

  12. I love these esoteric discussions about woodworking! I also love the new tool organization in the background. I heartily agree that the 1/32” and 1/64” scales don’t help me. In fact, I’ve moved more and more to metric, because I make fewer errors and a millimeter is smaller than a sixteenth, so I’m actually more accurate. I can also still see a mm without pulling out a magnifying glass. Thanks again for your great content and discussions about woodworking!

  13. I knew this about Rule vs Ruler 🙂 Plus, Metric is superior – had to say it 🙂 Good video.

  15. The thing I don’t like about ordering online is. You have to fill in ALL your information, before you can find out what the shipping cost are. To often the shipping is just as much as the item you’re buying. They need to address that problem.

  16. Language not applied literally!
    I could point to whole continent of people who don't think a bathroom needs to have a bath, just a toilet.

  18. Besides the edge accuracy, you'd want to get a rule that has its markings stamped into the metal else it will wear out and fade away.

  19. It's a ruler because it is used to draw straight lines, which show where limits are. It's is also marked with rules. It's multi-functional.

  20. Hey James, great video, thanks. A couple of other important features on a rule(r) are embossed markings and a hole to hang it up in the shop. I have two rules in my shop whose markings are illegible due to wear.

  21. God….I had to stop the video! I couldn't keep watching him talk about "no zero" when he is showing the 11/12 inch end of the "rule"….Show us the other end so we KNOW it starts at "0" with no extra space….

  23. My degree is in Architecture, so I can add to the many comments about “scales”. One additional note about accuracy of marking is that on a triangular scale, the actual lines are indented or depressed beneath the surface of the scale. If you run your fingernail across the markings, there is a palpable detent at each mark. This detent is used to place the sharpened point of your lead into that ‘groove’, and then slide it downward toward the edge to precisely transfer the mark to the surface you are marking. Having a sharp piece of lead, and twisting it as after it hits the surface is how you mark distances when using a scale.

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