Ditch Your Chalk Line, Scribe Instead #shorts

This isn't a new technique for many of you, but for some others it might be. A drywaller taught me this when I was in my teens, though they use knives instead of pencils 😂😂

One feature I love about the Milwaukee tape is the spot on the underside for my finger, but I ride the tape against the material. No one wants splinters 😁

[sledninja]

It is only faster on straight lines.
So don’t throw your chalk line out you’re gonna need it for your angles

[tomcondon]

Just be sure to scribe against a factory edge. If the edge is crooked, your cut will be crookeder

[darkpheonix]

Now let's see the drywallers actually cut holes for the outlets.

[intrepid]

Duct tape around the finger(or just build the callus). I can feel the edge better. Sometimes the pliability of the skin helps give or take an 1/8 or so. Just sayin

[kipcarroll]

Learned that from my dad at 14 for siding installation.

[bennettaukerman]

Same trick works for cutting drywall, and you can just skip the scribe. You can brace the knife on your tape, or a drywall T- square.

[henrysoares]

Love the vids put electrical tape around your index don't have to worry about splinters I'm a drywaller metal framer

[johncarbonetta]

I always wrapped the finger that drags against the material with electrical tape, band-aid first when I was the cut man.

[brendonwatson]

My boss does this framing he's so fast at cutting I've tried it but I need more practice of it

[mikepage]

Just pop fence in saw, measured, lined up and cut in one

[Ensirum]

If its smaller than 4 inches i just pinch the skill saw guide at the correct measurement.

[HorseWaterDrink]

Faster, faster, its never fast enough.

[madcowusa]

Pretty sure the Egyptians etched the pyramid blocks using this method.

[atomjordan]

I'm a carpenter and I've been doing this for 100 yrs

[diverdave]

…mmm that really depends on what tape measure your using ! Some do not have an edge to ride on …

[homesteadhaven]

I'm a DIYer been doing this for years. Learn it from my brother that is a master carpenter....

[harveywallbanger]

I've been doing that for 4 decades
My Wood shop teacher taught me that trick..

[slackmartin]

We’ve done this in sweden for literally decades, but we usually do it with folding rules not tape measurers

[zakmiller]

Love the big pica pencil, best ever made.

[genefoley]

So I’ve learned some thing.. I own this tape and I scribe everyday all day and it never occurred to me that was a guard for your finger