CHAPTER II 



MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS 



1. The Rule. The standard unit of length is the yard, 

 but the foot is commonly used for all measurements 

 in woodwork. If the rule be twelve inches long it is 

 known as a foot rule, and if twenty-four inches long 

 it is called a two-foot rule. The inches are subdivided 

 into halves, quarters, eighths, and in some cases six- 

 teenths. Rules are usually of boxwood or maple, with 



FIG. 1. The Rule 



brass joints, and are commonly made to fold once or 

 twice. 



The rule is quite thick, and if laid flat upon the work 

 to be measured errors will usually follow. It should 

 be stood on edge so that the pencil or knife point may 

 touch the divisions on it and the wood at the same time. 

 The proper position when laying out measurements is 



