Framing Square Mastery: 20 Pro Tips for Rafters, Stairs & Dead-Square Layouts

Level up your layout game with the framing square. Learn 3-4-5 squaring, reading rafter/stair tables, using stair gauges for stringers, fast roof-pitch marks, center-finding, parallel scribing, kerf offsets, octagon layout, transfer marks, and quick squareness checks on decks, cabinets, and frames—plus common mistakes to avoid.