#Carpenters scribe how to
#Carpenters scribe install

#Carpenters scribe how to

How to scribe a worktop with a parallel overhang or margin It becomes a little more complicated when you are scribing a worktop or anything else whereby a parallel overhang is required at a set distance instead of simply scribing it down flush. You can do this with a compass like in the picture, or alternatively use a scrap piece of timber cut to exactly 50mm thick. The example above is fairly straight forward because there is a gap of 50mm.īy temporarily fixing or propping the material to be scribed into a level position and setting the compass at 50mm it is easy to mark a line 50mm away from the uneven surface all the way along the edge to be cut in. Whilst this is likely to be an exaggerated scenario a typical example for this instance could be timber or a sheet material down to an uneven floor or possibly even a worktop/counter back to an uneven wall - almost anything.

The picture below shows the steps involved for how to scribe timber to an uneven surface. This will ensure it is similarly level/plumb/straight/parallel after it has been scribed in and fits perfectly. Because the material will move in exactly the same direction as you have scribed the line, it is important to keep the material you are scribing perfectly level, plumb, straight or parallel. The idea is to mark a line for cutting away the waste material that is preventing two materials from meeting together perfectly. Pretty much any time you are installing timber to something that isn't perfectly flat/level/straight/square or even! How to scribe - the theory This might be skirting boards (baseboards) to uneven floors or corners, architraves that need installing to a small nib too narrow for a full board, pipe boxing's to uneven walls, ply wood, a door to an ill fitting frame, infill/cover strips, a shelf into a wall/alcove that is out of square, worktops to uneven walls, drywall/plasterboard sheets. The need for scribing timber can pop up almost every time you are working with materials that need fitting to one another. When and where do you need to scribe timber? Scribing timber (or anything else for that matter) is one of those jobs that is really easy when you know how and although may take a fair bit of time to suss out and perfect in the beginning does get a lot easier and faster with practice.

#Carpenters scribe install

We've all seen cases where somebody has attempted to install something and failed to get it to fit neatly against a surface. The art of how to scribe timber for a perfect fit can often mean the difference between achieving a perfect skilled finish or a DIY attempt/disaster.