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I've just added a mortise and tenon calculator to blocklayer.com some of you may find useful. It's pretty basic, but might help in visualizing the layout of the joint, with scaled (and full scale) animated diagrams. You can select between a single centred tenon, 2 tenons horizontally and 2...

Thanks CHJ for the detailed response. The PDF generator works OK for me with Edge. I'll try to work out what might be causing the error with yours. Does it work with Chrome? Thanks for the error message. I've changed the lower segment diagram so it's only full scale if the Full Scale checkbox is...

Thanks all. I've added a bit to the calculator - dropped it down to 1/64" rounding, and added the option to display the segment dimensions as decimal inches. It now also has inner and outer 'margin' settings, to allow for curved or angled sides. Will look at adding calculations to find correct...

I've just put up a new Segmented Turning calculator on blocklayer.com some of you may find helpful. https://www.blocklayer.com/woodturning-segmentseng.aspx It just works out the geometry for the segments, with visual animated diagrams so you can see what you end up with. I'm not a wood turner...

I've just added a Kerf Spacing Calculator to blocklayer.com, that some of you may find useful. It works out the geometric spacing of the cuts so when bent, the inside edges of the cuts join to create the curve. The depth of the cuts (and remaining wood thickness for the bend) can't be calculated...

You can use your iPhone as a hand tool to set a bevel gauge from the calculated rafter cut angle results and diagrams from this roof calculator. http://blocklayer.mobi/roofeng.aspx Heres a demo video http://blocklayer.mobi/Video-Roof.aspx

You are welcome to call any time, especially if you have ideas about calculators, or reports of errors etc. But please give me time to wake up if its early morning (here), or I've drunk to much (which is a fair bet)

If you click the phone call link on the mobile site, you will be calling (by phone) me in Australia. (Skype is the go) If you use your phone to browse the site, your phone company will charge you access to the internet and download rates. There should be no 'international calling rates for...

I'm still about, and keep my (Google) ears open for mention of blocklayer.com Glad to hear you are getting some use from the site. The phone link is to Australia, but it should say Australia before the link. Maybe some devices don't display it? If you use the mobile site from your phone, your...

Thanks for the info. There are so many different regulations around the place, I ended up just setting it to display anything that might be to small/large/short/long or steep in red text

Hi Keefaz That looks better than my first attempt. (Unfortunately, I've only had a few goes at it since) Have a go at this and see if it makes it easier to set out your joints http://www.blocklayer.com/Woodjoints/DovetailEng.aspx

I just added headroom calculations to the stair calculator at http://www.blocklayer.com/Stairs/StairsEng.aspx You need to check the 'Show Headroom' box for it to draw the headroom measurement. Is this set up ok for the way you do it in the UK? And what is the minimum headroom and min/max rise...

I take it twisted dovetails aren't all that popular round here. Anyway, I used the templates to make one out of polystyrene and a bread knife and it fits together ok. And also added different colours to the pieces and a drawing of the assembled joint to make it clearer. I'd still like to know...

Hi I wrote a web application that generates dovetail templates here http://www.blocklayer.com/Woodjoints/DovetailEng.aspx and now I've had a go at a twisted dovetail template generator, but as I'm away from home, (and a blocklayer), with no wood or tools, there's no way I can test it to see if...

If you've done a few years hacking wood to bits, and you think maybe it's time to try somthing more suited to your skill level, then try this Blocklayers aptitude test, and see how you go http://www.blocklayer.com/AptitudeTest.aspx