TRADECRAFT CALC
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Measurements

Compound miter and bevel angles for crown, base, and trim.

Simple Miter

deg
Miter 45.00°

Polygon Miter

Miter 22.50°

Compound Miter (Crown)

deg
deg
Miter 31.62°
Bevel 33.86°

Square footage, waste factors, and board feet.

Area Calculator

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in
Area —
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Waste Factor

%
With waste —

Board Feet for pricing rough lumber

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in
ft
Board ft —

Rise, run, and stringer layout for code-compliant stairs.

Stair Calculator

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in
in

Pitch, rafter length, and ridge beam from roof slope.

Roof / Rafter

/ 12
ft
in

Arch radius, ellipse layout, tapered panels, and jig settings.

Arch / Segmental Arc

Arch diagram Segmental arch showing span (jamb-to-jamb) and rise (spring line to peak). span rise R
in
in

Ellipse Layout

Ellipse diagram Ellipse with major axis (long dimension) horizontal and minor axis (short dimension) vertical. major axis minor axis F F
in
in

Tapered Panels pyramid / pedestal

Frustum (truncated pyramid) diagram Truncated pyramid showing top width and length (smaller rectangle), bottom width and length (larger rectangle), and height. bot width top width H
in
in
in
in
in

Taper Jig table saw setup

Taper jig diagram Board showing fat width at the near end (infeed) and thin width at the far end (outfeed). The jig offset is measured at the far end. fat W thin W board length offset →
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in
in

Rafters, stairs, wall framing, beam sizing, and sheet layout.

Rafter Calculator

run rise rafter
/12
ft
in
in
in
in

Stair Calculator

rise tread
in
in
in
in
in

Wall Framing Estimator

ft
ft
in
in
in

Ridge / Hip Beam Sizer

ft
ft
psf

Sheet Layout

ft
ft

Concrete volume, block/brick count, rebar layout, grade & slope, stairs.

Concrete Volume

length depth
in
in
in
%

Block & Brick

in
in
sq ft

Rebar Grid

in
in
in OC
ft

Grade & Slope

in
in

Concrete Stairs

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in
in
in