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1) This Is Carpentry Review:
The Chappell Square, A revolutionary approach to a commonly used tool
The Chappell Square
“A revolutionary approach to a commonly used tool”
Every carpenter has his favorite tool—the one he’ll turn the truck around to get because he left it at home. A lot of craftsmen have some kind of antique tool they really don’t use, but think it’s cool to have. … READ MORE
2) Never Sponsored Substack by Christopher Schwarz: The Chappell Universal Square
Unlike a lot of woodworkers, I embrace the framing square and the yardstick as essential tools. For the yardstick, you don’t need anything special. Buy a vintage maple one (my favorite one cost me $1). Or – even better – pick them up off the street (that’s where I got my second-favorite yardstick). Hang it by your bench, and you’ll be amazed at how much you use it for layout and other chores…. READ MORE
3) Home Fixated Review: Chappell Square Review – The Supercomputer of Framing Squares
Framing squares are carpentry essentials you can find on just about every job site. Most squares these days are made from aluminum, and the vast majority of framing squares can be purchased for under $30. So, why in the world would anyone spend $125 on a framing square? That’s a question HomeFixated vowed to answer when Chappell Universal Square and Rule asked us to check out a sample of their stainless steel Master Framer… READ MORE
4) JLC-Journal of Light Construction Review: Chappell Master Framer Square
Unique features include unequal-pitch rafter tables.
I’ve cut hundreds of irregular hip and valley roofs during my 35-year carpentry career. Although I use a framing square for drawing and layout, I rarely use the rafter table imprinted on it because it only applies to regular plans and pitches and a calculator is faster. So when veteran timber-framer Steve Chappell recently introduced the Chappell Master Framer square, I was pleased to try one out to see if its unique decimal scales and patented rafter tables might change my approach…READ MORE
5) SBE Builders by Sim Ayers: Chappell Master Framing Square Review
The only Stainless Steel framing square Made in USA
The only roof framing square with Polygon Rafter Tables for 6 and 8 Sided Polygons. Complete rafter tables for Hexagon and Octagon rafters. It includes the hip rafter angle, hip rafter backing angle, fascia miter and saw blade bevel angles for square hung fascia. As well as the frieze block / bird block / purlin miter and saw blade bevel angles…READ MORE
6) JLC by Scott Gibson: The Case of the Chappell Universal Square
Steve Chappell’s interest in building started early. With a father who was both a builder and cabinetmaker, Chappell began working on houses at the age of 10. In the 1970s, as a young production framer learning his trade, Chappell found himself smitten by roof framing, complex roof framing in particular. He picked up every trick he could from the older carpenters he worked with, and in time developed his own system for laying out complex roof…READ MORE
7) Contractor Talk: The Chappell Framing Square Blog Thread
In my quest to improve my fine woodworking skills, I find the need to upgrade what I use for tools paramount to my success. Whether it be electric or hand tools, I had come to the conclusion awhile back that this cheap, foreign stuff marketed to us just is not cutting it…READ MORE
The Chappell Square…built with quality…tuned to the key of success.
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