How To Use a Hypotenuse

Your simple high school geometry can actually find use in your shop! Watch as I demonstrate an old woodworker's trick I have used for years to quickly find the center of a board or even divide it up with almost no math.

[nobuckle]

I always appreciate tips and tricks to make my woodworking more efficient. Thank you sir.

[littlehousewoodworking]

This is one lesson I remember learning in Shop class way back when I was a kid in middle school. Stuck with me and still use it all the time some 30 years later.

[Jason-os]

Cheer~~~the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle.😊