7:57How to Square Wood Correctly The Reference Edge Method
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You'd assume a board cut with equal sides is square. EQUAL BUT NOT SQUARE says it isn't, which is why careful cuts can still come out crooked. The title names the fix but not what a reference edge is.
'Correctly' tells woodworkers their current habit is the issue, and a named method sounds like a proper shop technique rather than a quick tip.
BUT NOT in yellow is the twist, and Buck, apron on and pointing at a square against the board, looks like a shop teacher mid-lesson.
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Name the contradiction they've hit, then name the fix.
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