Layout
Layout and joinery
Marks you transfer before the saw comes on: a fraction on the tape, a miter that is not 45°, the long point of a frame, the parts of a drawer, a row of pins, the lean of a leg.
Layout errors compound. A sixteenth on one shelf is a nuisance. A sixteenth on every joint of a hexagon is a gap you can see. Cut a test from scrap after you read the number.
Shop fraction calculator
Fractions, decimal inches, and millimetres on one reading.
LayoutMiter angle calculator
Miter and bevel from square, for the joint you are actually cutting.
LayoutPicture frame and mat calculator
Mat, glass, outside size, and the moulding cuts for a rectangle.
LayoutDrawer box calculator
Outside box and the five parts, from the opening you measured.
LayoutEqual spacing calculator
Equal gaps for shelves, or equal centers for a row of holes.
LayoutLeg taper and splay
The offset and the angle for a taper, then the kick of a splayed stance.
LayoutDovetail layout
Tail width, pin slope, and the marks along the end.
Layout32 mm system holes
Hole centers for a system row, from the bottom up.
LayoutArc from chord and sagitta
Radius, rise, and arc length for a circular curve.
LayoutSegmented ring
Segment length, miter, and the strip to cut them from.
LayoutDado and rabbet
Joint width, cut depth, and the wood still under the cutter.
LayoutKerf bending
Kerf count and spacing for a radius and a bend angle.