Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Tape measures are inaccurate. Rulers are great but they bend and become unreliable, especially as they move when you're measuring or marking a line. Let's turn our ruler into a square with a hook on the end.

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Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Jerry Adams
Tommy QR
Zach Finch
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian


0:00 Intro
1:37 1. Creating a hook
6:10 2. Grippy addition
9:04 3. Attaching the ruler
11:58 4. Conclusion