Master woodworker George Vondriska provides tips on how to find the exact center of a piece of wood for your woodworking projects. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
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A hook rule is much easier to use in cases like this – an essential tool in my shop.
That wouldn’t be exact center though. Pulling your ruler down increases the length, thereby increasing what half the length is.
It’s still halfway across the board, though. He’s finding the location of the center of the board, not the distance from the edge to the center.