How Do You Read A Carpenters Ruler?
One of the basic tools in any construction or remodeling project is the measuring tape. Understanding how to read it will be the knowledge that you will use more than any other skill learned in the industry. From the beginning of the age when man started constructing shelters to protect himself from the elements, he has had a way to determine how large or small something should be. People as early as fifty years ago used broomsticks or the distance between the floor and a doorknob to ascertain the measurement of something else. Learning the difference between 1/8 of an inch and ΒΌ of an inch can be the difference between something fitting in place or not fitting. Only basic math skills are required. Place the end of the measuring tape against the wall on top of the vanity in your bathroom and pull it out to the front edge of the top. Most vanity tops are 21 inches deep. Notice that the measuring tape is broken down in inches. Twelve of these equal one foot. Divide 21 by two. The answer
