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BUEveryone measure perfectly, cut on the line, and then realize your board is too short? 😫
Welcome to Furniture Building 101: Episode 4.
Here is the problem: Your saw blade isn’t invisible. It has thickness (called “kerf”). Usually, that blade eats up about 1/8” of wood. So if you cut directly ON your pencil line, you are turning that measurement into sawdust.
THE FIX: THE ARROW TRICK 🏹 Instead of drawing a straight line, draw an “arrow” (^) that points to the side of the board you want to KEEP.
1. Mark your measurement.
2. Draw the arrow, with the middle at the measurement you need.
3. Align the blade so the teeth just “kiss” the middle of the arrow. If your waste side is on the right side (like in the video) you want the left side of the blades teeth to kiss the middle of the arrow and vice versa if your waste is on the left.
This guarantees your board stays the exact length you measured, every single time. No more gaps. No more wasted lumber.
👇 Help me out for Episode 5: Should we cover which wood to pick for what projects? Let me know in the comments!
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