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2. Speed square - Wikipedia

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   A speed square, also called a rafter square, rafter angle square, and triangle square, is a multi-purpose triangular carpenters' tool used for marking out. Its functions include many of those of a combination square, try square, and framing square. Carpenters use it to make basic measurements and mark lines on dimensional lumber, and as a saw ...

3. Knot density - Wikipedia

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   Knot density is a traditional measure for quality of handmade or knotted pile carpets. It refers to the number of knots, or knot count, per unit of surface area - typically either per square inch ( kpsi) or per square centimeter ( kpsc ), but also per decimeter or meter ( kpsd or kpsm ). Number of knots per unit area is directly proportional to ...

4. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   As previously noted, less wood is needed to produce a given finished size than when standards called for the green lumber to be the full nominal dimension. However, even the dimensions for finished lumber of a given nominal size have changed over time. In 1910, a typical finished 1-inch (25 mm) board was 13 ⁄ 16 in (21 mm). In 1928, that was ...

5. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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   A centimetre (International spelling) or centimeter (American spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 100 ⁠. [1] Equivalently, there are 100 centimetres in 1 metre. The centimetre was the base unit of length ...

6. Metre-stick - Wikipedia

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   Metre-stick. A metrestick divided into 1,000 mm and labeled with 100 cm. A metre-stick, metrestick (or meter-stick and meterstick as alternative spellings); [1] or yardstick[2] is either a straightedge or foldable ruler used to measure length, and is especially common in the construction industry. They are often made of wood or plastic, and ...

7. Ruler - Wikipedia

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   A variety of rulers A 2 m (6 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) carpenter's rule Retractable flexible rule or tape measure A closeup of a steel ruler A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge or meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [1]