To be successful. carpentry projects must be square, level, and plumb. Square means that corners are 90 degrees. Level is always gauged by a device, such as a carpenter's level, but level does not ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who is the least bit handy knows how difficult it is to actually "eye things out," meaning, well, measuring things without actually ...

Watching "This Old House" the other day, where they were doing a major remodel and upgrade, I heard Tom Silva say something like “now that everything is plumb, level and square, we can move on to the ...

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