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Home » DIY FAQs » Hand & Power Tools » Measuring Devices » Squares » What are all the markings on my framing square used for?

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They consist of rafter tables, which are used to figure lengths and cuts of rafters, and the Essex Board Measure table, which shows board measurements of almost all sizes of boards and timbers.
 

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