Merry Christmas to all and happy wood working from the great north.
I am going to be building a new home in the spring and I need to learn how to cut a compound miter in the rafter.
I see that Taunton Press have lots of books on this subject but not sure which one will tell me exactly what I want to know.
I have many home building books but none show how to do this exactly. Maybe because it is so simple
I would certainly appreciate any info or book recommendations on this subject, sincerely, bob
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Bob- I've been banging nails for 30+ years, as a hobby, and as someone who worked for others. I've even built and rebuilt a couple of houses. I've read lots of books and magazines and watched other people work. I can't recommend any in particular, but the one thing I can tell you is that cutting compound miters on rafters is not easy. i've seen only one person who made it look easy, and he had been doing it for 50+ years. Good luck.
thanks for the reply hammerlaw. Judging by the help offered I guess it must be pretty complicated. sincerely, bob
Bob,
I think the lack of response you are getting is because of where you posted your question. House Chat is associated with Inspired House magazine, while Breaktime is associated with Fine Homebuilding. Technical building questions are better posted over there.
Good luck, and you also look at:
http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/070634.asp
or for a video try:
http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/061022.asp
thankyou to aimless for the info, bob
I have been building very expensive custom homes for 35 years and I have always used Full Length Roof Framer by A.F.J. Riechers. The man who taught me used the same book too.
amazon.com has it and it is available is several bookstores. It is a small book and can easily be carried on the job and put in your bags.
Hi Bob. I have been framing houses for 7 years now, and most of them have been custom homes, with cut roofs. The literal cutting of the compound miter rafter is very easy of course, but I personally like to have a left and right hand circular saw at the ready. Figuring out what angle and what bevel is the hard part. Go to Lee Valley and buy a tiny little book called "How to use a framing square" it shows you everything that you need to know, which is basically right there in front of you on a framing square. It's not hard but maybe try practicing on a fancy shed or custom gazeebo. Good luck