Q. I’m just starting to get into building and remodeling as a do-it-yourselfer. Now that I’m using a tape measure, I’m having some difficulty. Can you tell me about the markings, what they mean and ...

If you have ever worked with someone on a project who uses a tape measure frequently, it can be impressive when they can glance at a tape measure and just know its 12 15/16 of an inch at a glance.

Over the past couple months several anglers have dropped lines requesting copies of a chart that’s run here a time or two in the past decade. It’s a simple chart that comes in handy when pasted ...