Glad you found this video but it's more for earning donuts than actually drawing large circles 😉😃 This is what you need for drawing large circles: www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQLZL4M?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzdigitalj-20&creativeASIN=B01FQLZL4M&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2J79U4YLDLYM8&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin When I need to draw a larger circle than it will draw as is, I simply replace the white fiberglass rod with a 1/2" diameter wood dowel or aluminum rod.
That's downright amazing I love to see stuff like this because there was once a time we did do stuff by hand and did not all ways have tools other than the simple things rulers and such A man has a brain the most important tool of all Tools are made by man from thing just now demonstrated And we as men need to go back to the campfire to listen to the stories once told and to learn the wisdom of how things once were today's world is not that much different the tools are and machines take over were a man's brain must still be to guide things Knowledge and tradition are keys to our future I am thankful to see a great teacher still practicing a great art from long ago
You're welcome, Mercedes... and I'm SURE your husband can pull this off... and maybe score a donut in the process :-) Good luck and have fun! Best, Matt
Awesome idea. This is one of those “it can’t be that simple” ideas. Heck of a tip. Thank you, and your video’s are excellent. Really appreciate your efforts. JD/Missouri
Thanks, Jack, for letting me know you like Next Level Carpentry videos... I make them with viewers like you in mind who find them entertaining if not useful... Best, Matt
Thanks for the comment and sub onezalavar... hope you find other Next Level Carpentry videos helpful if not a bit amusing! For instance the Board Stretcher video just might generate a chuckle or two... Best, Matt
You saw the joke through. Sure, the square thing is brilliant and awesome and tricky, but the joke! Yes. Well done Matt. Well done. That's going up at Tools of the Trade for sure. Look for it in the next TOOLSLetter. Thanks for making my day.
You're welcome Mark! Someday when we meet in person we can share a couple o-dem donuts, OK? Best, Matt BTW I'll keep and eye out for the post along with all the other cool stuff you include every week!
Al bert, I've had the privilege of working with some way-funny carpenters over the years so much of what I put in videos is adapted (plagiarized?) from them and tends to make me appear funnier than I really am. Glad to know you enjoy the stuff regardless! BTW don't wait too long to subscribe, I have a hunch UA-cam is going to increase the price to subscribe by 100% in the near future and encourage viewers to take advantage of the free offer while it lasts... 😏😁 Best, Matt
@@schm4704 , wow I didn't know Thales did this. Do you have a reference? Thanks for sharing! Must have been where Pythagoras learned it.. The circle with the square is a series of right triangles, sort of like the SIN and COS within the unit circle in trigonometry..
@@healingbrain Audel's publications are great. I have some Audel carpentry books from 1927. Learning to use a carpenters square is dying skill, great to see you keeping the skill alive. Audel's millwrights and mechanics guide is a good publication
Once more Matt, pretty freaking brilliant! I love watching your video's. I learn great tips from someone who has actually used them in the field. I'm not a carpenter by any stretch, just a DIY sawdust maker, and I learn some new and interesting from each of your video's. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for your comment Jeffry... and for adding some NLC video to your Liked Videos playlist... really appreciate it! Hope you have fun and enjoy making sawdust in general and especially if you have extra fun from stuff you learned here... Best, Matt
All depends on your panache and the temperament of your 'victim'🤣🤣. Words of wisdom here: as you go through life, my friend, keep this as your goal: keep your eye upon the doughnut, and NOT upon the hole! 😎
Wow! I had my doubts at first and actually had to replay the part where you move the framing square around to believe that it wasn't just a learned skill.
I have one compass that comes close and it's just a Chinese knockoff brand which you can find linked on my Amazon influencers page. My favorite feature is that it has a sliding quick adjust feature which allows me to switch from drawing a small radius to a large radius in seconds rather than a minutes spent twisting the little adjuster knob on most compasses. Let me know if you are unable to find the link and I'll dig it up and send it directly. I also use a rather inexpensive but useful little beam compass for a lot of things also because it has a better pencil holder... Best, Matt
After watching a bunch of your videos i've become accustomed to your deadpan delivery methods. The donut and icing were totally unexpected but perfect!. Good trick too for larger circles.
Thanks Scott... I've gotta do SOMETHING to compensate for poor video production skills (choppy, out of focus, poorly lit, marginal audio) and all I can offer (hopefully) is real-world content from my carpentry business and an an attempt at a bit of humor because viewers like you who value those are the only chance Next Level Carpentry has for success. Best, Matt
Don't knock your video skills - perhaps on a full size screen it's noticeable but on my phone its good AND your style, knowledge and teaching are 110%.
I don't know whether it is regional or not but it's kind of like an eclair. Around here they're about 2 and 1/2 in wide and 5 in Long filled with a cream filling and iced with chocolate.. Nom Nom! 😋
@@helenmclean1413 I'll suggest investment in a compass a square and a couple of nails rather than an entire place setting of Cups saucers plates pots and pans but hey.... to each their own. 😏
LOL...I need to work on that one Tyler... pretty much tapped out all my friends winning donuts with this trick and need to switch it up a bit! 🤣 Best, Matt
This is to crazy. I need to make two templates for gate post placement. I was just cooling down and Y -TUBBING. When I finish this comment I'm going to try this. P.S. I got here by way of the saw horse video. Thanks for the knowledge ( I only wish I had wanted to learn this at 16-40) my body would have appreciated it. New subscriber.
Welcome Marshall... and thanks for the sub! BTW Have you seen BOTH sawhorse videos here at Next Level Carpentry?... if you liked one enough to sub you'll probably like the other one too... juss sayin' 😎
thanks for the sub Chris... FYI I love the Krispy Kreme donut machine... and their classic glazed donut 'hot and fresh' off the conveyor... after it passes under the icing waterfall! Best Matt
Do you need any extended family? All I’ve wanted to do since I was a child is become as skilled as possible with my hands, and hopefully make some exceptional things to spread my zeal. I can build a house from start to finish, but I no longer frame and find that your approach to things that require much more finesse is dead on. I’m really enjoying your knowledge and have recently used your tips for making an ellipse. Personally, I would love to see more joinery tutorials for people like me that are trying to go from rough framing and finish trim work to hand made shelves and tables. I’m just now figuring out how to S4S spare wood for projects and thats been tricky but well worth the time.
Hey Ryan, the growing audience at Next Level Carpentry is turning into something of an extended family, and with your recent subscription, kinda makes you part of it... welcome! The lifelong motivation you have for building your skillset is a key ingredient for your success. The fact that you're gravitating away from framing into more refined work (not that there isn't a fair amount of finesse in framing) is a logical progression, one that I made some years back. To me it was all about working smarter, not harder. In time I expect to produce many more videos showing interesting joinery stuff but I'm currently in the phase transition from carpentry to video producer and results are spotty. Your understanding for the necessity of working with S4S tells me you're on the right track and it will make all the difference in your results. Some of the poorly produced, low view videos here actually include some of my best methods so if you can put up with their poor video quality and pay close attention I think you'll find some of the methods, principals and processes helpful for a wide range of applications. Best regards, Matt
Wow, thanks for the reply. You’re videos are to the point, I’m not concerned with editing. It happens that I was sub-contractor who switched to a technology career during the housing crash. Unfortunately, I get much more satisfaction in carpentry and building and never had anybody with your skills to teach my eager mind. Thank you very much, I’m soaking it all in and trying to get better so that my personal projects look as good as my framing and trim do. I’m very invested, and even used your tutorial to service my dewalt planer, which is the same as yours. If I can ever contribute in the technology arena, please ask and I’ll gladly exchange some of my experience also. You’re awesome
Interesting career path, Ryan... appreciation you have from two differing careers is a life secret that many never realize. It's somewhat amusing to me the number of stories I see/hear where people have ditched a fast paced career path trajectory to 'get back to the basics' work with their hands, etc. I've yet to see the person who had a fulfilling livelihood in custom woodwork and decided 'hey, I'm going to ditch this peaceful, challenging but rewarding work to jump into the rat race'! Stay in touch through comments and I'll try to help out where ever. For now I gotta load up some tools and go out in an attempt to make the world a better place :-) Best, Matt
I'm not a carpenter. I am very much interested in drawing large shapes to cut out textiles. As soon as you nailed the two nails at the diameter, I visualised that the diameter will always act as the hypotenuse for the triangles formed by any point on the circle. And if you trace the point's locus you will get a circle! And Voila you did it! I am so happy that the Internet can introduce us to such great content!
Quite. I submitted a resume citing my degree from M.I.T. but for some reason they weren't impressed when they learned it stands for Mistakes I've Tried 😂🤣😎 Best Matt
Maybe you can score a slice of pizza from Dave A with your newfound knowledge? Or not... he's been around awhile too, and for all I know, is the guy who figured out this trick in the first place :-)
omg I'm off to try it. I haven't been able to purchase a compass large enough or actuate enough to do a 400mm circle.
Glad you found this video but it's more for earning donuts than actually drawing large circles 😉😃
This is what you need for drawing large circles:
www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQLZL4M?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzdigitalj-20&creativeASIN=B01FQLZL4M&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2J79U4YLDLYM8&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin
When I need to draw a larger circle than it will draw as is, I simply replace the white fiberglass rod with a 1/2" diameter wood dowel or aluminum rod.
I donut know how you come up with this stuff. Sometimes my eyes glaze over but you always bear claw me back with your sharp wit.
Some who comment are kruller than you Matthew so thanks for pudding up with my half-baked humor... I sure enjoy yours! Best, Matt
That's downright amazing I love to see stuff like this because there was once a time we did do stuff by hand and did not all ways have tools other than the simple things rulers and such
A man has a brain the most important tool of all
Tools are made by man from thing just now demonstrated
And we as men need to go back to the campfire to listen to the stories once told and to learn the wisdom of how things once were today's world is not that much different the tools are and machines take over were a man's brain must still be to guide things
Knowledge and tradition are keys to our future I am thankful to see a great teacher still practicing a great art
from long ago
Why thank you for that kind compliment David... much appreciated. Best, Matt
I just bet my husband I could draw a circle using his square, this was wonderful, thanks so much
You're welcome, Mercedes... and I'm SURE your husband can pull this off... and maybe score a donut in the process :-) Good luck and have fun! Best, Matt
The 5 people who disliked are still trying to figure out how to get the square peg in the round hole 😁
Awesome idea. This is one of those “it can’t be that simple” ideas. Heck of a tip. Thank you, and your video’s are excellent. Really appreciate your efforts. JD/Missouri
Thanks, Jack, for letting me know you like Next Level Carpentry videos... I make them with viewers like you in mind who find them entertaining if not useful... Best, Matt
I just Chuckled a lot. Amazing Trick. Sir, You got another subscriber.
Thanks for the comment and sub onezalavar... hope you find other Next Level Carpentry videos helpful if not a bit amusing! For instance the Board Stretcher video just might generate a chuckle or two... Best, Matt
Nice tip. I used this to make a jig to cut a circle with my router. :)
Sounds tricky BougieBao, but glad to hear it! Best, Matt
You saw the joke through. Sure, the square thing is brilliant and awesome and tricky, but the joke! Yes. Well done Matt. Well done. That's going up at Tools of the Trade for sure. Look for it in the next TOOLSLetter. Thanks for making my day.
You're welcome Mark! Someday when we meet in person we can share a couple o-dem donuts, OK? Best, Matt
BTW I'll keep and eye out for the post along with all the other cool stuff you include every week!
You're not just one of the smartest carpenters I've known but also one of the funniest carpenters out there. Keep it up and I'll be subscribing soon.
Al bert, I've had the privilege of working with some way-funny carpenters over the years so much of what I put in videos is adapted (plagiarized?) from them and tends to make me appear funnier than I really am. Glad to know you enjoy the stuff regardless! BTW don't wait too long to subscribe, I have a hunch UA-cam is going to increase the price to subscribe by 100% in the near future and encourage viewers to take advantage of the free offer while it lasts... 😏😁 Best, Matt
Alright, that’s it. First thing tomorrow I’m buying donuts.
A fresh cruller with chocolate icing, please? 😁😎 Best, Matt
I glad I saw this... will be useful trick...cher cher
🤯 Mind Blown! I messed up a circle last weekend and could have used this. Mistakes were made and now I’m better because of them.
So simple yet brilliant it made me laugh...and I love doughnuts too!! Right....framing square.....
I'll be damned. Who would have figured?
Richard J Lundeen Actually, a Greek guy called Thales did, some 2600 years ago.
It will pay off to stay awake in your geometry class!
@@schm4704 , wow I didn't know Thales did this. Do you have a reference? Thanks for sharing! Must have been where Pythagoras learned it.. The circle with the square is a series of right triangles, sort of like the SIN and COS within the unit circle in trigonometry..
I could have used that tip awhile back on my project. pretty slick and it looks fun.
Did anyone else notice in the list of videos that this video about circles has a duration of 3:14. Get it?
That's wild, Bryan... this video has been around for fully 7 YEARS and I never noticed that... too funny!
I thought this would be some complicated finicky solution because squares don't make circles. I'd have been wrong and owed a you donut.
A chocolate iced cruller, please! 😉😁😎 Best. Matt
@@NextLevelCarpentry if that's the price of that tip its all good.
That was terrific. I'm so happy I found you and subscribed. I thought you might throw in a line about being a square dude. I love free donuts.
Brilliant, I best most math teachers cannot do this.
You're right, Joe, we can't! I am a math teacher and I just learned this from a book called Audel's Steel Square. First edition 1923..
@@healingbrain Audel's publications are great. I have some Audel carpentry books from 1927. Learning to use a carpenters square is dying skill, great to see you keeping the skill alive. Audel's millwrights and mechanics guide is a good publication
very good, thanks
Once more Matt, pretty freaking brilliant! I love watching your video's. I learn great tips from someone who has actually used them in the field. I'm not a carpenter by any stretch, just a DIY sawdust maker, and I learn some new and interesting from each of your video's. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for your comment Jeffry... and for adding some NLC video to your Liked Videos playlist... really appreciate it! Hope you have fun and enjoy making sawdust in general and especially if you have extra fun from stuff you learned here... Best, Matt
Let's make it simplest and just use any length of whatever you got like a pen and center one side and draw maintaining center
That completely blows my mind!!!!
Fun stuff, right?! Best, Matt
yay thx now we know how to make circles in minecraft 😃
Wow. I don't understand how it isn't wonky. Wow.
Amazing....thank you for all the tricks in carpentry, sorry in the " Next Level Carpentry" that we would not know otherwise.....
what kind of sorcery is this... :p
Thales's theorem (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales%27s_theorem) in practice.
Consequently an ellipse could be developed using the concentric circles method or simpler still the trammel method, 👍 🔨 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
this just blew my mind lol
Simply the best I have ever seen !!! Thanks and greetings from a new subscriber from Mexico !!
Question? Asking for a friend, the winning a donut part? Does this challenge include the dozen or just 1 glazed?
All depends on your panache and the temperament of your 'victim'🤣🤣. Words of wisdom here: as you go through life, my friend, keep this as your goal: keep your eye upon the doughnut, and NOT upon the hole! 😎
Wow! I had my doubts at first and actually had to replay the part where you move the framing square around to believe that it wasn't just a learned skill.
I’d love to win free donuts but am also looking for a quality compass. What brand do you like?
I have one compass that comes close and it's just a Chinese knockoff brand which you can find linked on my Amazon influencers page. My favorite feature is that it has a sliding quick adjust feature which allows me to switch from drawing a small radius to a large radius in seconds rather than a minutes spent twisting the little adjuster knob on most compasses.
Let me know if you are unable to find the link and I'll dig it up and send it directly. I also use a rather inexpensive but useful little beam compass for a lot of things also because it has a better pencil holder...
Best, Matt
Absolutely nothing like Experience.This is thinking outside of the box! Great video!
Thanks! Donuts rule!
No doubt LMR... although a well frosted cupcake is pretty irresistible too... just not as easy to draw with a square! Best, Matt
Love your simple genius. Thx
As you wander on through life brother,
Whatever be your goal.
Keep your eye upon the donut,
And not upon the hole.
How suprizingly simple, thank you.
Pretty cool, you deserve a donut.
After watching a bunch of your videos i've become accustomed to your deadpan delivery methods. The donut and icing were totally unexpected but perfect!. Good trick too for larger circles.
Thanks Scott... I've gotta do SOMETHING to compensate for poor video production skills (choppy, out of focus, poorly lit, marginal audio) and all I can offer (hopefully) is real-world content from my carpentry business and an an attempt at a bit of humor because viewers like you who value those are the only chance Next Level Carpentry has for success. Best, Matt
Don't knock your video skills - perhaps on a full size screen it's noticeable but on my phone its good AND your style, knowledge and teaching are 110%.
well. Thanks a lot for sharing. Amazing tips that you don't find that often! Keep it up!
"Now how about some icing?" Cracked me up. Incredible video. Thank you!
now it’s midnight and i want a donut. interesting. i was clicking back to my geometry days to see if ya was gonna do chords and all. kewl trick
Of course you could just pin a rule or stick or some object and rotate it with your pencil at the required radius.
Or you can certainly use a compass or a Trammell but none of those will win you a donut... DOH!
what the heck is a "long john"? @2:24 is that something regional?
I don't know whether it is regional or not but it's kind of like an eclair. Around here they're about 2 and 1/2 in wide and 5 in Long filled with a cream filling and iced with chocolate.. Nom Nom! 😋
I don’t have a square or a compass so I just drew around a saucepan lip. Job done!
@@helenmclean1413 I'll suggest investment in a compass a square and a couple of nails rather than an entire place setting of Cups saucers plates pots and pans but hey.... to each their own. 😏
Haha, Mathew Dugan said it all
This is amazing and hilarious
And then you can leave the nails where they are and use a piece of string to draw a perfect ellipse. ;)
I thought I've seen most of the carpentry tricks like this, but I had not seen this one before. Nicely done!
Thanks... it's an old favorite even if you don't earn a donut with it😁
You're a wizard Matt
Yours may not be a universal opinion Keith so I appreciate it all the more! 😂😎 Best, Matt
That's cool and all, but can you draw a square with your circle?
LOL...I need to work on that one Tyler... pretty much tapped out all my friends winning donuts with this trick and need to switch it up a bit! 🤣 Best, Matt
Maybe an elipse trick for a long john?
Here you go Bobby: ua-cam.com/video/Jjh_ZRhfnDY/v-deo.html I'll take a creme filled with chocolate icing, please? 😀😎 Best, Matt
This is to crazy. I need to make two templates for gate post placement. I was just cooling down and Y -TUBBING. When I finish this comment I'm going to try this. P.S. I got here by way of the saw horse video. Thanks for the knowledge ( I only wish I had wanted to learn this at 16-40) my body would have appreciated it. New subscriber.
Welcome Marshall... and thanks for the sub! BTW Have you seen BOTH sawhorse videos here at Next Level Carpentry?... if you liked one enough to sub you'll probably like the other one too... juss sayin' 😎
Oh I am so going to have free doughnuts tomorrow!
Crullers are best! 😋😁😎 Best, Matt
Mmmmmmm.........Donutssss......
Brilliant ... and funny
A square is like a flat compass. Two points can define a line or a circle.
Looks more like a torus
Subscribed... Now I want a doughnut... PS. Years ago, when I was in school, I worked at Krispy Kreme and made the doughnuts.
thanks for the sub Chris... FYI I love the Krispy Kreme donut machine... and their classic glazed donut 'hot and fresh' off the conveyor... after it passes under the icing waterfall! Best Matt
Nice tip thanks a lot 👍🏼
This is entertaining af
Do you need any extended family? All I’ve wanted to do since I was a child is become as skilled as possible with my hands, and hopefully make some exceptional things to spread my zeal. I can build a house from start to finish, but I no longer frame and find that your approach to things that require much more finesse is dead on. I’m really enjoying your knowledge and have recently used your tips for making an ellipse. Personally, I would love to see more joinery tutorials for people like me that are trying to go from rough framing and finish trim work to hand made shelves and tables. I’m just now figuring out how to S4S spare wood for projects and thats been tricky but well worth the time.
Hey Ryan, the growing audience at Next Level Carpentry is turning into something of an extended family, and with your recent subscription, kinda makes you part of it... welcome! The lifelong motivation you have for building your skillset is a key ingredient for your success. The fact that you're gravitating away from framing into more refined work (not that there isn't a fair amount of finesse in framing) is a logical progression, one that I made some years back. To me it was all about working smarter, not harder. In time I expect to produce many more videos showing interesting joinery stuff but I'm currently in the phase transition from carpentry to video producer and results are spotty. Your understanding for the necessity of working with S4S tells me you're on the right track and it will make all the difference in your results.
Some of the poorly produced, low view videos here actually include some of my best methods so if you can put up with their poor video quality and pay close attention I think you'll find some of the methods, principals and processes helpful for a wide range of applications. Best regards, Matt
Wow, thanks for the reply. You’re videos are to the point, I’m not concerned with editing. It happens that I was sub-contractor who switched to a technology career during the housing crash. Unfortunately, I get much more satisfaction in carpentry and building and never had anybody with your skills to teach my eager mind. Thank you very much, I’m soaking it all in and trying to get better so that my personal projects look as good as my framing and trim do. I’m very invested, and even used your tutorial to service my dewalt planer, which is the same as yours. If I can ever contribute in the technology arena, please ask and I’ll gladly exchange some of my experience also. You’re awesome
Interesting career path, Ryan... appreciation you have from two differing careers is a life secret that many never realize. It's somewhat amusing to me the number of stories I see/hear where people have ditched a fast paced career path trajectory to 'get back to the basics' work with their hands, etc. I've yet to see the person who had a fulfilling livelihood in custom woodwork and decided 'hey, I'm going to ditch this peaceful, challenging but rewarding work to jump into the rat race'! Stay in touch through comments and I'll try to help out where ever. For now I gotta load up some tools and go out in an attempt to make the world a better place :-) Best, Matt
what?
A fresh cruller with chocolate icing please! 😁😎 Best, Matt
ya cool...but can you make a square donut?
Just dare me and find out 😂 Best, Matt
*That was a good one*
I'm not a carpenter. I am very much interested in drawing large shapes to cut out textiles. As soon as you nailed the two nails at the diameter, I visualised that the diameter will always act as the hypotenuse for the triangles formed by any point on the circle. And if you trace the point's locus you will get a circle! And Voila you did it!
I am so happy that the Internet can introduce us to such great content!
Interesting to see this from your perspective Vivek...thanks for watching and commenting!
Super slick.
Very nice
Very nice
🤩👍🍩
Thanks for a thumbs up Jose... and a free donut! 😁😎Best, Matt
Well that was neat
Are you sure you weren't a NASA engineer
Quite. I submitted a resume citing my degree from M.I.T. but for some reason they weren't impressed when they learned it stands for Mistakes I've Tried 😂🤣😎 Best Matt
You are a god!!!
How the... 😨🤯
Well you have astound me once again, What really scares me is who taught you ? Always top videos Many thanks Matt
Rob.
Thanks Rob... 'who taught me' is my degree from M.I.T.
Mistakes I've Tried 😂😎 Best, Matt
Cool thanks
you're one of the best carpenters around ...
Very cool 😎!
1:45 - WTF...
pretty slick
😱😱😲😲😲😮😮😮
Clever
LOL!!! Couldn't stop watching until you showed how to do this... Never woulda guessed!!! How about a slice of pizza...🍕
Maybe you can score a slice of pizza from Dave A with your newfound knowledge? Or not... he's been around awhile too, and for all I know, is the guy who figured out this trick in the first place :-)
Sin2 theta + cos 2 theta = 1 Brilliant video.
WHAT?!?!?!?! That was awesome. Thanks!
Once again very interesting and informative.
This has long been my favorite jobsite stunt, Robert, hope you get a chance to give it a play with an audience sometime! Best, Matt
Sorcery!
Magic powers to acquire donuts!! Best, Matt
That’s great! Thank you!,
a oval ..sometime ..or did i missed it
😲😲👌👌👏👏
MINDBLOWN 😳🤯😱🤩
awesome!
And potentially tasty too! Best, Matt
Well done!!
😮
💖
Someone get this man a doughnut
Here, here... I heartily agree! 😂😎
That was so great! love the idea and the delivery. I'm a subscriber now!
Excellent Ralph... hope you earn a donut or two out of the deal too!😎
Nifty! That's my word of the day.