Carpentry 'Magic': Draw a Circle... with a SQUARE?!
2017 ж. 18 Нау.
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Drawing a circle with a framing square is easy, fun and useful... plus it's a great bet-winning trick for breaktime on the jobsite! Learn, share and enjoy...
Drawing a circle with a framing square is easy, fun and useful... plus it's a great bet-winning trick for breaktime on the jobsite! Learn, share and enjoy...
omg I'm off to try it. I haven't been able to purchase a compass large enough or actuate enough to do a 400mm circle.
Glad you found this video but it's more for earning donuts than actually drawing large circles 😉😃 This is what you need for drawing large circles: www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQLZL4M?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzdigitalj-20&creativeASIN=B01FQLZL4M&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2J79U4YLDLYM8&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin When I need to draw a larger circle than it will draw as is, I simply replace the white fiberglass rod with a 1/2" diameter wood dowel or aluminum rod.
I donut know how you come up with this stuff. Sometimes my eyes glaze over but you always bear claw me back with your sharp wit.
Some who comment are kruller than you Matthew so thanks for pudding up with my half-baked humor... I sure enjoy yours! Best, Matt
I just bet my husband I could draw a circle using his square, this was wonderful, thanks so much
You're welcome, Mercedes... and I'm SURE your husband can pull this off... and maybe score a donut in the process :-) Good luck and have fun! Best, Matt
That's downright amazing I love to see stuff like this because there was once a time we did do stuff by hand and did not all ways have tools other than the simple things rulers and such A man has a brain the most important tool of all Tools are made by man from thing just now demonstrated And we as men need to go back to the campfire to listen to the stories once told and to learn the wisdom of how things once were today's world is not that much different the tools are and machines take over were a man's brain must still be to guide things Knowledge and tradition are keys to our future I am thankful to see a great teacher still practicing a great art from long ago
Why thank you for that kind compliment David... much appreciated. Best, Matt
I could have used that tip awhile back on my project. pretty slick and it looks fun.
Absolutely nothing like Experience.This is thinking outside of the box! Great video!
Never thought of that! Fasinating!
🤯 Mind Blown! I messed up a circle last weekend and could have used this. Mistakes were made and now I’m better because of them.
Once more Matt, pretty freaking brilliant! I love watching your video's. I learn great tips from someone who has actually used them in the field. I'm not a carpenter by any stretch, just a DIY sawdust maker, and I learn some new and interesting from each of your video's. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for your comment Jeffry... and for adding some NLC video to your Liked Videos playlist... really appreciate it! Hope you have fun and enjoy making sawdust in general and especially if you have extra fun from stuff you learned here... Best, Matt
well. Thanks a lot for sharing. Amazing tips that you don't find that often! Keep it up!
Love your simple genius. Thx As you wander on through life brother, Whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the donut, And not upon the hole.
Awesome idea. This is one of those “it can’t be that simple” ideas. Heck of a tip. Thank you, and your video’s are excellent. Really appreciate your efforts. JD/Missouri
Thanks, Jack, for letting me know you like Next Level Carpentry videos... I make them with viewers like you in mind who find them entertaining if not useful... Best, Matt
I glad I saw this... will be useful trick...cher cher
That was terrific. I'm so happy I found you and subscribed. I thought you might throw in a line about being a square dude. I love free donuts.
How suprizingly simple, thank you.
Simply the best I have ever seen !!! Thanks and greetings from a new subscriber from Mexico !!
WHAT?!?!?!?! That was awesome. Thanks!
That was brilliant!
Lovely! Thank you ❤
MINDBLOWN 😳🤯😱🤩
Fun! Great tip
That completely blows my mind!!!!
Fun stuff, right?! Best, Matt
Well done!!
Nifty! That's my word of the day.
After watching a bunch of your videos i've become accustomed to your deadpan delivery methods. The donut and icing were totally unexpected but perfect!. Good trick too for larger circles.
Thanks Scott... I've gotta do SOMETHING to compensate for poor video production skills (choppy, out of focus, poorly lit, marginal audio) and all I can offer (hopefully) is real-world content from my carpentry business and an an attempt at a bit of humor because viewers like you who value those are the only chance Next Level Carpentry has for success. Best, Matt
Don't knock your video skills - perhaps on a full size screen it's noticeable but on my phone its good AND your style, knowledge and teaching are 110%.
You're not just one of the smartest carpenters I've known but also one of the funniest carpenters out there. Keep it up and I'll be subscribing soon.
Al bert, I've had the privilege of working with some way-funny carpenters over the years so much of what I put in videos is adapted (plagiarized?) from them and tends to make me appear funnier than I really am. Glad to know you enjoy the stuff regardless! BTW don't wait too long to subscribe, I have a hunch KZhead is going to increase the price to subscribe by 100% in the near future and encourage viewers to take advantage of the free offer while it lasts... 😏😁 Best, Matt
Amazing....thank you for all the tricks in carpentry, sorry in the " Next Level Carpentry" that we would not know otherwise.....
This was great!
Great video!
Wow! I had my doubts at first and actually had to replay the part where you move the framing square around to believe that it wasn't just a learned skill.
you're one of the best carpenters around ...
"Now how about some icing?" Cracked me up. Incredible video. Thank you!
Nice tip thanks a lot 👍🏼
That’s great! Thank you!,
Very cool 😎!
Super slick.
Fun and practical, I will certainly use this trick at some point!
Ed, Use it when you're hungry and in the presence of a willing bettor :-)
I will let you know how I make out. Love the channel you present things that are actually useful. Thanks...
So simple yet brilliant it made me laugh...and I love doughnuts too!! Right....framing square.....
Oh wow! That is an amazing square trick, I have frame houses for about 16, 17 years and now work in high rise for the 2 last year and yet I have not seen anyone create a circle with a square, Im blown away and again thanks for sharing uou knowledge and this great video.
I must have been about the same 16 or so years into my carpentry career before I learned the trick too... makes it fun to use it, especially if you score a donut or cup of coffee on a bet once in awhile!
Trust me! Im definetely getting a donut at work from some one, they are gonna love this trick.
This is amazing and hilarious
That was so great! love the idea and the delivery. I'm a subscriber now!
Excellent Ralph... hope you earn a donut or two out of the deal too!😎
THAT'S AWESOME!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks! Hope you earn a donut sometime when you show off with this trick!
Next level, Next level. Thank you for the trick.
You're welcome... and you can thank me again when you score your first donut!😂😎
Outstanding!
Thanks CL! Best, Matt
I thought I've seen most of the carpentry tricks like this, but I had not seen this one before. Nicely done!
Thanks... it's an old favorite even if you don't earn a donut with it😁
pretty slick
Once again very interesting and informative.
This has long been my favorite jobsite stunt, Robert, hope you get a chance to give it a play with an audience sometime! Best, Matt
Great work, and so rare to see a video with zero thumbs down.
Glad you like this, Peter... it's a fun 'trick' but I do wonder if the 'zero thumbs down' notoriety is due more to the mention of donuts than to the circle-drawing method itself :-) Thanks for having a number of Next Level Carpentry videos on your 'Liked Videos' list and for being a subscriber! Both of those mean a lot for channel growth and to me personally. Best, Matt
Nice tip. I used this to make a jig to cut a circle with my router. :)
Sounds tricky BougieBao, but glad to hear it! Best, Matt
Brilliant ... and funny
very good, thanks
This is awesome
And potentially yummy too! 😁😂😎 Best, Matt
I just Chuckled a lot. Amazing Trick. Sir, You got another subscriber.
Thanks for the comment and sub onezalavar... hope you find other Next Level Carpentry videos helpful if not a bit amusing! For instance the Board Stretcher video just might generate a chuckle or two... Best, Matt
I'm not a carpenter. I am very much interested in drawing large shapes to cut out textiles. As soon as you nailed the two nails at the diameter, I visualised that the diameter will always act as the hypotenuse for the triangles formed by any point on the circle. And if you trace the point's locus you will get a circle! And Voila you did it! I am so happy that the Internet can introduce us to such great content!
Interesting to see this from your perspective Vivek...thanks for watching and commenting!
Very nice
This was entertaining and helpful! Thanks so much!
... and potentially tasty too! 🥯🥯
@@NextLevelCarpentry You are a hidden gem! 🤣😂
That is too cool!
Fun and potentially tasty too! 😂😎
This is entertaining af
You are a god!!!
Great channel
Thanks Hope for all... glad you like it. I foresee a great upload season ahead as a busy summer work schedule winds down allowing more time for video production... hope you'll stay tuned! Best, Matt
Well that was neat
Awesome!
Can you say "chocolate iced kruller"? 😛
I think I remember that I had to write the proof for something like this in geometry class. Thanks for the memories!
Did you earn a donut from writing the proof? If you did, your geometry teacher was nicer than mine! 🤣😎 Best, Matt
@@NextLevelCarpentry No donut, but I earned a decent grade.
Clever clever....
great video.. thanks.
You're welcome, young-ausy!
You saw the joke through. Sure, the square thing is brilliant and awesome and tricky, but the joke! Yes. Well done Matt. Well done. That's going up at Tools of the Trade for sure. Look for it in the next TOOLSLetter. Thanks for making my day.
You're welcome Mark! Someday when we meet in person we can share a couple o-dem donuts, OK? Best, Matt BTW I'll keep and eye out for the post along with all the other cool stuff you include every week!
Now that is impressive.
Hope you score some donuts... or at least a little jobsite 'cred' with the trick :-)
Very cool.
You now know a couple fun 'old school' tips to show off to friends, families... and possibly co-workers!
I might even get a doughnut or two off the kids. In my dreams. LOL@@NextLevelCarpentry
That‘s magic!!
Magic donuts! 🤣😎 Best, Matt
Pretty slick. Cheers
Cheers backatcha! Thanks.
now it’s midnight and i want a donut. interesting. i was clicking back to my geometry days to see if ya was gonna do chords and all. kewl trick
Cool thanks
This is to crazy. I need to make two templates for gate post placement. I was just cooling down and Y -TUBBING. When I finish this comment I'm going to try this. P.S. I got here by way of the saw horse video. Thanks for the knowledge ( I only wish I had wanted to learn this at 16-40) my body would have appreciated it. New subscriber.
Welcome Marshall... and thanks for the sub! BTW Have you seen BOTH sawhorse videos here at Next Level Carpentry?... if you liked one enough to sub you'll probably like the other one too... juss sayin' 😎
awesome!
And potentially tasty too! Best, Matt
You're a wizard Matt
Yours may not be a universal opinion Keith so I appreciate it all the more! 😂😎 Best, Matt
Sin2 theta + cos 2 theta = 1 Brilliant video.
this just blew my mind lol
That blew my mind haha
Brilliant
Brilliant... well, maybe. Fun? Cool? Definitely :-) Best, Matt
LOL!!! Couldn't stop watching until you showed how to do this... Never woulda guessed!!! How about a slice of pizza...🍕
Maybe you can score a slice of pizza from Dave A with your newfound knowledge? Or not... he's been around awhile too, and for all I know, is the guy who figured out this trick in the first place :-)
I don’t have a square or a compass so I just drew around a saucepan lip. Job done!
@@helenmclean1413 I'll suggest investment in a compass a square and a couple of nails rather than an entire place setting of Cups saucers plates pots and pans but hey.... to each their own. 😏
Circle meets the square. . . . . . . Nice job hollywood.
Thanks, Jameson it's a fun trick to be sure... although I'm somewhat reluctant to accept the 'hollywood' association... after all who wants their 15 minutes of fame to have anything to do with 'square'
Next Level Carpentry how about the elliptical? Can you do that with the square too? That comes in handy when you want to make an arch over a doorway.
I've yet to see a square used to draw an ellipse but will certainly share it if/when I do! You've probably already seen this one... kzhead.info/sun/fc6hj76Kn5ikd5E/bejne.html ...instead of a square it uses a stick and, to me, is equally 'slick'...
Brilliant, I best most math teachers cannot do this.
You're right, Joe, we can't! I am a math teacher and I just learned this from a book called Audel's Steel Square. First edition 1923..
@@healingbrain Audel's publications are great. I have some Audel carpentry books from 1927. Learning to use a carpenters square is dying skill, great to see you keeping the skill alive. Audel's millwrights and mechanics guide is a good publication
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Just stumbled on your video. Such a cool trick! Thanks! P.S. just subscribed.
Welcome Thomas... thanks for the sub! Hope you find other useful trick/tips/tutorials here at Next Level Carpentry... 😎
@@NextLevelCarpentry you're welcome. Looking forward to watching all your videos!
Clever
*That was a good one*
Well look at that!
Nice use of sine...
Who'da thunk you could use trig to earn donuts, right?! Best, Matt
yay thx now we know how to make circles in minecraft 😃
Subscribed... Now I want a doughnut... PS. Years ago, when I was in school, I worked at Krispy Kreme and made the doughnuts.
thanks for the sub Chris... FYI I love the Krispy Kreme donut machine... and their classic glazed donut 'hot and fresh' off the conveyor... after it passes under the icing waterfall! Best Matt
😲😲👌👌👏👏
Lol..well done!
Thanks Chris... hope it gets you a donut or coffee somewhere along the way! Best, Matt
A square is like a flat compass. Two points can define a line or a circle.
This is so clever.... I've seen using a square to draw an ellipse, but never a circle!
Thanks Neal... there's lots of faster, more efficient and effective ways to draw circles but this one is tops for novelty... hope you score a donut or two with it someday :-)
Do you need any extended family? All I’ve wanted to do since I was a child is become as skilled as possible with my hands, and hopefully make some exceptional things to spread my zeal. I can build a house from start to finish, but I no longer frame and find that your approach to things that require much more finesse is dead on. I’m really enjoying your knowledge and have recently used your tips for making an ellipse. Personally, I would love to see more joinery tutorials for people like me that are trying to go from rough framing and finish trim work to hand made shelves and tables. I’m just now figuring out how to S4S spare wood for projects and thats been tricky but well worth the time.
Hey Ryan, the growing audience at Next Level Carpentry is turning into something of an extended family, and with your recent subscription, kinda makes you part of it... welcome! The lifelong motivation you have for building your skillset is a key ingredient for your success. The fact that you're gravitating away from framing into more refined work (not that there isn't a fair amount of finesse in framing) is a logical progression, one that I made some years back. To me it was all about working smarter, not harder. In time I expect to produce many more videos showing interesting joinery stuff but I'm currently in the phase transition from carpentry to video producer and results are spotty. Your understanding for the necessity of working with S4S tells me you're on the right track and it will make all the difference in your results. Some of the poorly produced, low view videos here actually include some of my best methods so if you can put up with their poor video quality and pay close attention I think you'll find some of the methods, principals and processes helpful for a wide range of applications. Best regards, Matt
Wow, thanks for the reply. You’re videos are to the point, I’m not concerned with editing. It happens that I was sub-contractor who switched to a technology career during the housing crash. Unfortunately, I get much more satisfaction in carpentry and building and never had anybody with your skills to teach my eager mind. Thank you very much, I’m soaking it all in and trying to get better so that my personal projects look as good as my framing and trim do. I’m very invested, and even used your tutorial to service my dewalt planer, which is the same as yours. If I can ever contribute in the technology arena, please ask and I’ll gladly exchange some of my experience also. You’re awesome
Interesting career path, Ryan... appreciation you have from two differing careers is a life secret that many never realize. It's somewhat amusing to me the number of stories I see/hear where people have ditched a fast paced career path trajectory to 'get back to the basics' work with their hands, etc. I've yet to see the person who had a fulfilling livelihood in custom woodwork and decided 'hey, I'm going to ditch this peaceful, challenging but rewarding work to jump into the rat race'! Stay in touch through comments and I'll try to help out where ever. For now I gotta load up some tools and go out in an attempt to make the world a better place :-) Best, Matt
Well you have astound me once again, What really scares me is who taught you ? Always top videos Many thanks Matt Rob.
Thanks Rob... 'who taught me' is my degree from M.I.T. Mistakes I've Tried 😂😎 Best, Matt
Thanks! Donuts rule!
No doubt LMR... although a well frosted cupcake is pretty irresistible too... just not as easy to draw with a square! Best, Matt
Consequently an ellipse could be developed using the concentric circles method or simpler still the trammel method, 👍 🔨 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
great
Thanks Robin... let me know if you score any donuts with this, OK? 😁 Best, Matt