Construction line for a log house. Longitudinal groove: marking and cutting a longitudinal groove. An easy way to make your own scriber

When cutting a log house, you must strive to ensure that the gaps between the logs on the sealing grooves and cups are as small as possible. This directly determines how warm the house will be and how much moss and tow will be needed to seal the cracks. There are no two identical logs, each log in a log house is unique, so it is impossible to create a single template for marking all the logs at once. This is only possible if you have to work with material planed to a single size, such as, for example, a rounded beam. But this is impossible to do with a “wild forest”, and each log has to be approached individually.

The most important place in the arsenal of carpentry tools, along with the ax and staple, is occupied by the devil. The line is intended for marking corner joints in a log house (cups) and longitudinal grooves in logs (valleys). Also for marking blocks and boards, for their tight fit to each other. The earliest finds of features in Veliky Novgorod date back to the 11th century (Ancient Rus'. City, Castle, Village).

The design features are very simple: it is either a metal plate with triangular cuts at the ends,

or a two-pronged fork with curved ends,

or a metal bar unforged in two.

The line can be bent, for example, from thick wire,

or simply drive two nails into the wooden handle at an angle. You can also use a plumber's compass instead of a line.

The smaller the distance between the teeth of the line, the greater the accuracy of the marking. Marking with a line requires some skill.

When drawing the teeth, the lines must be strictly oriented horizontally and vertically; any deviation or tilting results in an error in the marking, due to which the log either does not fit into the groove, or, on the contrary, a gap is formed. Accurate marking skills come with experience, but progress does not stand still, and the classic carpentry trait is being replaced by a new, precise tool - the scriber.

In fact, it is a mechanical compass on which the level is set. The level helps to keep the line strictly in the horizontal and vertical planes, thanks to which it is possible to avoid errors and the markings are very accurate. From personal experience working with a scriber, I can note that the accuracy of the landing of logs is so great that a match cannot fit between them. But since our task is to build reconstructions of houses for the “Seven in the Past” project, we have to use traditional tools!

How to control vertical deviations of walls with a special plumb line. One changes the shape and quantity of the tree. Others work with the appearance of the log house. There is a third measuring group of specific devices. Without each of them, it is impossible to ensure the quality of the log house. For example, the traits of a carpenter.

Carpenter's line (doodle) or imported analogue Scriber is a carpenter's tool for preliminary marking. It is used when drawing on the surface of a tree the boundaries of a sample of an inter-crown laying groove and elements of a corner notch. The line looks like a large modified metal compass with a special pencil and a heavy-duty lead. Leaving a clearly visible mark on a log of natural moisture. Many of the carpentry features are equipped with a water or alcohol hydro level. Often two to control position in two dimensions. The line does not require a pencil (the smaller tool in the photo on the left) with smooth markings.

According to the classical scheme, when cutting a log house, the bowls are first selected in rough form. Then the log is “planted” - thrown in a place on top below the already finished one. Then, using a line, the outlines of the laying groove and bowl are marked on the opposite side surfaces of the log. Then the log is removed, and a groove with bowls is removed on the ground. Or it is not removed when it is inconvenient or the frame is cut into a low foot.

Some regularly practicing carpenters, with a steady hand and a normal eye, are able to cut a dovetail without drawing. They say that there are modifications of the carpenter's mark that supposedly allow you to mark a log in one step. This is not so, or we are talking about the highest skill of individual carpenters.

The marking tool can hold either a regular lead pencil or a specialized “dot” round, oval or faceted one. Leaving a perfectly readable line on concrete, stone, metal surfaces, dry and wet wood. There is also an interesting invention - a gas refill from Fisher Space Pen, which writes boldly not only on literally everything, but also at an impressive range of temperatures, in snow and water.

A carpenter's line is sometimes equipped with a mirror to make it more convenient to draw at arm's length or in hard-to-reach places. This ancient tool was used to mark out a lot of things. They even marked (beat) the boards before edging so that they would fit tightly afterwards.

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The carpenter's line is intended for marking parallel lines, for drawing logs to each other, and marking grooves when cutting log houses.
This trait can be used with two for double marking, or with a steel needle on one leg for smooth marking.

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We constantly talk about professional tools. Why are log houses made for Tesla? How to control vertical deviations of walls with a special plumb line. One changes the shape and quantity of the tree. Others work with the appearance of the log house. There is a third measuring group of specific devices.

How to make a log house with your own hands

Without each of them, it is impossible to ensure the quality of the log house. For example, the traits of a carpenter.

Carpenter's line (doodle) or imported analogue Scriber is a carpenter's tool for preliminary marking. It is used when drawing on the surface of a tree the boundaries of a sample of an inter-crown laying groove and elements of a corner notch. The line looks like a large modified metal compass with a special pencil and a heavy-duty lead. Leaving a clearly visible mark on a log of natural moisture. Many of the carpentry features are equipped with a water or alcohol hydro level. Often two to control position in two dimensions. The line does not require a pencil (the smaller tool in the photo on the left) with smooth markings.

According to the classical scheme, when cutting a log house, the bowls are first selected in rough form. Then the log is “squatted” - thrown in a place on top below the already finished one. Then, using a line, the outlines of the laying groove and bowl are marked on the opposite side surfaces of the log. Then the log is removed, and a groove with bowls is removed on the ground. Or it is not removed when it is inconvenient or the frame is cut into a low foot.

Some regularly practicing carpenters, with a steady hand and a normal eye, are able to cut a dovetail without drawing. They say that there are modifications of the carpenter's mark that supposedly allow you to mark a log in one step. This is not so, or we are talking about the highest skill of individual carpenters.

The marking tool can hold either a regular lead pencil or a specialized “dot” round, oval or faceted one. Leaving a perfectly readable line on concrete, stone, metal surfaces, dry and wet wood. There is also an interesting invention - a gas refill from Fisher Space Pen, which writes boldly not only on literally everything, but also at an impressive range of temperatures, in snow and water.

A carpenter's line is sometimes equipped with a mirror to make it more convenient to draw at arm's length or in hard-to-reach places. This ancient tool was used to mark out a lot of things. They even marked (beat) the boards before edging so that they would fit tightly afterwards.

Review and examples of working with carpentry features.

Alexey K: for 8000r she has to draw it herself!

Muffler Makarych: What is the price

Nastya Zaitseva: Great work and beautiful work! good luck to you! First you need to grow up. and then evaluate it expensively or cheaply! And it’s easiest to scratch with your tongue on the keyboard.

Sergei Savcuk: hurry up how much it costs in dollars I want to buy

Vadim Tarakanov: The regrets of other viewers about the high cost of this device are interesting. Guys, if you are cutting down a house on which you intend to earn a few lyams, will you save on a tool that will save you effort, time and nerves? What if you intend to cut down more than one house? Is 8000 still a lot?

Sergey Sarapulov: Hello. I heard you sell them. What's the price?

Yaroslav Chashchin: Well, it’s unlikely that a log will be thrown away, you’ll cut it by half a centimeter or a centimeter and that’s all)

Ivan Smirnov: But how did our grandfathers used to chop without levels???

Oleg Panov: Wow, 8,000 rubles! You can buy a Stil chainsaw

Andrey Kabanov: I use this one! Thank you guys! It’s just that one of the fastenings (the top one), which holds the rod with the level, has become loose. I had to hit the riveting with a hammer, otherwise there would be an error and the level would dangle. And when it’s hot, the bubble in the level disappears, you need to either store it in the shade or pour cold water on it!

Sergey Makeev: where can I buy

Natalya Andreeva: and where is it and how to find the city of Ufa.

Natalya Andreeva: and how much it costs.

Natalya Andreeva: how to buy your trait.

Akaki Akakievich: why is there a level in the line?

Kurlyandr: Previously, the rough cup was chopped and drawn, but with the help of the Trait, now you can immediately completely figure it out. Before, before. Progress does not stand still. Plumb you say? Why the hell didn't he give up in the wind? Forged trait?

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Show me a forged line with a solution of 15-20 cm, and draw it, and then cut it down. You will end up with a holey tub...

Vladimir Lebedev: While you make the adjustment, and even if the pencils break off and there is no time to chop, my father and grandfather taught me to work with a forged line, scratched and the markings are also on it + a marking board with a plumb line. No hassle

Nick Kos: Yes... Well, guys, go up the prices. Innovation...)

Denis Ermakov: Hello, tell me, is it possible to order a carpenter's line from you????? very urgently needed!!!

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In construction, the carpenter's trait (in modern format called "scriber") is important. Without the line, it is problematic to organize sawing of logs or the production of building forms. A scriber is necessary for marking on wood surfaces. The marking can be straight, curved, or consisting of several parallel lines. We take one board, remove the edge from it, which will be needed in order to obtain a line for cutting on the next strip - this strip leans against the first one. The line is drawn precisely due to the carpenter's line.

How to quickly make a scriber with your own hands

You should have the following list of things in your hands:

1. Regular hammer;
2. Welding tool;
3. Drill, drill bits (tools must be able to handle metal)
4. Hacksaw for metal;
5. Grinder (there must be a cutting and grinding wheel);
6. Files, taps and dies;
7. Levels - horizontal and vertical (old building levels);
8. Plumb.

No specific materials are needed for a carpenter's compass. You will only have to spend money on various nuts and washers if you do not have such things in your house of the appropriate size.

The bolt heads need to be welded to the hand shears. Requires pencil and needle attachment. In this case, the threads on the ends of the bolt come to the rescue.

First you need to make a needle, then a socket for its installation. When making a device for mounting a pencil, make sure that the needle will fit into the mount. The levels noted above are required for bubble flasks.

The distance between the pencil and the needle should be as precise as possible. For this purpose we use an adjustment bar. You can securely fix the bar using nuts. To fix the compass in the extended position, a clamp is used, which bolts and washers do an excellent job of. You need a mounting platform - this way you can secure the levels. The pencil lead may become damaged during work. There is a possibility that the compass will go astray when you erect it again. This problem is solved using a special template. This design is made using a head and a screwdriver. An alternative method is to use an additional needle rather than a pencil.

An easy way to make your own scriber

The key tool at hand is wire with an exclusively thick diameter. You can also use a method that involves driving two guests of sufficient length into a good wooden handle. A locksmith's compass is a must. In order for the drawing to be as correct as possible, the distance between the teeth of the tool cannot be increased. But if you are a beginner, following these rules is difficult without experience.

Why do you need a scriber?

This term refers to a compass of mechanical action. It has a built-in angle, due to which you can achieve the correct marking of the line (it does not matter whether it is vertical or horizontal). If you use the scriber correctly, then as a result there will not be the slightest free distance between the logs.

Why is scribing not exactly a carpentry trait? Because a “fresh” tool has two levels. They decided to implement them due to significant time savings. If earlier it was necessary to make a rough line, then with the arrival of the scriber you can immediately begin the final correct marking. The term "scriber" comes from Canada. But in Russia, workers still call the improved carpenter's feature a carpenter's compass. However, different terminology does not in any way affect the technical characteristics.