Find The Center Of A Board: No Measuring Required!

This is a handy shortcut carpenters trick that will make the task of finding a centerline a lot easier.

[HansDelbruck]

My uncle once told me all you have to do is fold the board in half and the center is right there in the crease.
He's the uncle we don't invite to Thanksgiving dinner.

[scottluzny]

No no no! First you have to start by telling your story. Then how important a board is. Now move into why you feel its important to know where the center is. At least two minutes of intro... C'mon man! Kidding.. Short and to the point....Kudos!

[ErosionCorrosion]

I love these right to the point videos.

[mcdouche]

No intro, no lead-in music, no request for subscriptions, no sponsor break, no boring personal story, no 2nd request for subscriptions, no request to hit the like button, no request to enable notifications, no outro. This video was way too short and to the point.

[hvnterblack]

Simple, straight to the point. Have a nice day.

[Shotsmoky]

And you didn’t even try to sell me anything. 👍👍Thanks.

[robinleebraun]

So simple and perfectly accurate if the board has parallel sides.

[mauricerandall]

Imagine that, someone who didn't call this a "hack". And his thumbnail doesn't show him with his mouth wide open and pointing at something. And he doesn't act goofy in the video. This was much more professional than most YouTube videos.

[andybailey]

Where do you find lumber that straight?

[watchncarry]

Quick, simple, useful. Love it. Thanks

[TonyTheTruthWhisperer]

So straightforward, yet never thought about.

[just-dl]

Another way…tilt the ruler so 1” is on one edge. Tilt so the other edge is exactly on an inch mark. For example, one edge is on 1” and the second is on 9” - the difference is 8” so the halfway point is where 5” falls on the board.

[donna]

Just as others have said...straight to the point and no B.S. I don't understand why folks take 15 mins for what can be said in less than a minute. But you did it right. Well done sir. Thank you

[Aeronaut]

One thing, never assume that the timber is straight, because very often, it bows. The measurement may be correct at both ends of the mark, but it doesnt mean that it's a straight line that connects 'them equally in width.

[Jasper]

Simply awesome 👏 if the edges are parallel as someone else said it.

[zpelpic]

Your square has a tape measure on it and if you can divide a fraction you don’t have to mark all over the board one mark on the end of board

[sIither]

Measure whatever it is and divide by 2. Done.

[lamborghinitestarossa]

With the power of 4 1/4 sockets, 5 1/4 inch socket adapters, and 1 1/4 inch socket with the 1/4 hex screwdriver end thing. I have adapted a 1/4 inch breaker bar to use 1/4 inch sockets. Massive amounts of play and flex.

[OmarAhmad-gmuc]

Great tip! I didn’t know that one. Will definitely help

[Castleknight]

LOL, that was a good short video, Ben!