Swanson was a carpenter in a small town outside of chicago.
													
																	Smallwood roofing square instructions. 
									
	
		
	
																	The speed square was invented in 1925 by albert swanson. 
																	As a miter square for accurately marking 45 angles and. 
																	In our example using a 25 common pitch use 2 708 mm on the tongue of the square and 10 on the body. 
																	This article explains how to make quick use of a framing square and its imprinted data to get some basic roof measurement data like roof pitch or slope rafter lengths and end cuts. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Rafters made by 2 x 4 s lay a carpenter square body flush with top edge of the rafter and marking the bottom edge of the square body. 
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																	For rafters made in 2 x 6 s or larger lay the square body flush with the bottom edge of the rafter and mark along top edge of the square body. 
																	A carpenter s framing square includes some tables stamped right into the tool itself. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Home construction tools steel aluminium squares roofing rafter square smallwood 390 390b black anodised aluminium rafter square 620 x 450 90 96. 
																	If the span in this example is 9 75 m 32 feet multiply 35 28 cm 13 89 inches by 4 8 m 16 feet and you get 565 cm 222 24 inches or a rafter length or 5 65 m 18 52 feet. 
																	How to use a framing square and its etched on tables to figure out roof slope rafter lengths. 
																	As a protractor for easily finding and marking various common angles especially roof rafter pitches and angles for stair stringers the vertical supports on a stairway.