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Mark Points and Install Nails

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How to draw an oval!

What happens here

Place the framing square along the horizontal line, aligning the 4-inch mark with the center point of the cross. Mark the endpoints of the 4-inch horizontal line. Repeat this process for the other side if necessary, ensuring the 4-inch segment is properly centered. Next, take a hammer and drive three nails into the wooden surface: one nail at the top end of the 8-inch vertical line, and two nails at the marked 4-inch horizontal endpoints on the left and right sides of the cross. The video refers to these as 'this point right here' for the bottom nail location, which is 4 inches down from the center, effectively extending the vertical axis.

Goal: Establish the anchor points for the string compass.

Tools and materials

  • Framing Square — Precisely marking the horizontal axis endpoints
  • Hammer — Driving the nails into the wood
  • Nails — Creating anchor points for the string
  • Pencil — Marking the horizontal endpoints

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Okay, now from this point right here, you're going to draw your 4 in down because 4 in is half of this total line. Go ahead and put your framing square there. Line up your four. And mark it. Line up your four. And mark it. Now we're going to drop three nails, one here, one here, AND ONE HERE. NOW TAKE A PIECE OF STRING. Wrap it tightly around those three.

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