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Overheard a framer in Boise say he uses a 3/4 inch spacer block for every rafter seat cut
Tried it on a shed roof last week and it shaved an hour off my layout. Anyone have a different go-to spacer size for speed?
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the_hannah7mo ago
Used to mark each birdsmouth by hand and swore it was the only way. Grabbed a scrap piece of 3/4 ply as a spacer on a whim last month and it felt like cheating. My cuts lined up perfect the first time and the ridge dropped right in. That framer in Boise might be onto something.
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jenkins.wade7mo ago
My buddy's crew calls that the Idaho cheat sheet now.
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ruby_murphy7mo ago
That's how all the best shortcuts feel... like cheating.
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