Kudos to Bob Carli for his clever device for snapping angled chalklines (FHB #192, p. 34). Here’s the way I do it. I replace the line’s hook with a 2-in.-long nail with a tip that’s bent back at 180°.
— Joe Franko, Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #201
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