ever heard of a ticking stick ? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

blazer2007 · 11-18-2019, 11:48 AM

I came across this u tube video and never heard of one ,got my curiosity and was clever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2LY857oTY

**mongocanfly** · 11-18-2019, 04:20 PM

That's a old carpenter's trick....good video though...never seen it done on video before...

WunTon · 11-19-2019, 11:58 AM

I've watched a bunch of her videos in the past but never that one. That was pretty cool and I can think of so many times in the past that I could have used that trick!

weq92f · 11-19-2019, 01:39 PM

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She's a keeper.

-klb

rsavage · 11-19-2019, 09:33 PM

Very cool.

**special-K** · 11-20-2019, 07:12 AM

Yep, another old Indian trick that is about lost. I do the same thing with a ruler, line up the same measurement along the line. If I had to do a lot like that I would take the extra time to make the tick stick (pattern). I make patterns for any repetitive cuts.

I have a hard time watching her. I landed once on another video of hers telling us all about the carpenter pencil, why they are square, and how to sharpen them "properly", which took long enough to build a wall and the result was a pencil tip that I would want to sharpen.

**GOPAPA** · 11-20-2019, 09:35 PM

[QUOTE=special-K;8630062]Yep, another old Indian trick that is about lost. I do the same thing with a ruler, line up the same measurement along the line. If I had to do a lot like that I would take the extra time to make the tick stick (pattern). I make patterns for any repetitive cuts.

I like the ticking stick and did not know of it in all my years of working with wood,
So,,like you Tim I used one side of the cut to come off of and took measurements from there..
Always room to learn something new though.

Black_Sheep · 11-20-2019, 10:54 PM

I don’t know if I’ll ever use it, but that’s one I will surely remember...

SuburbanGuy72 · 11-21-2019, 01:02 AM

Someone should start a thread of a bunch of old tips and tricks that no one teaches like this one

**special-K** · 11-21-2019, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SuburbanGuy72

Someone should start a thread of a bunch of old tips and tricks that no one teaches like this one

That's what I was thinking yesterday when I thought of one I always do. I learned from the old guys that are mostly gone now. Most of them would have began learning in the '30s and '40s. It was always, "Here son, let me show you this old Indian trick for a better way to do that". I don't hear that term used any more, been years. Not politically correct? Should I be saying "ancient Native American method"?

PanelDeland · 11-22-2019, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Yep, another old Indian trick that is about lost. I do the same thing with a ruler, line up the same measurement along the line. If I had to do a lot like that I would take the extra time to make the tick stick (pattern). I make patterns for any repetitive cuts.

I have a hard time watching her. I landed once on another video of hers telling us all about the carpenter pencil, why they are square, and how to sharpen them "properly", which took long enough to build a wall and the result was a pencil tip that I would want to sharpen.

I have these as two separate things. The ticking/tick stick she showed and the other is a "story Stick" like special commented. Not much difference and I can see combining the two with the straight edge of the ticking stick also being a "story stick".

11-18-2019, 11:48 AM	#1
blazer2007 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: vernon b.c. Posts: 3,022	ever heard of a ticking stick ? I came across this u tube video and never heard of one ,got my curiosity and was clever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2LY857oTY

11-18-2019, 04:20 PM	#2
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11-19-2019, 11:58 AM	#3
WunTon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Purcellville, VA Posts: 102	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? I've watched a bunch of her videos in the past but never that one. That was pretty cool and I can think of so many times in the past that I could have used that trick!

11-19-2019, 01:39 PM	#4
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 2,873	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? . She's a keeper. -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold

11-19-2019, 09:33 PM	#5
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11-20-2019, 07:12 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? Yep, another old Indian trick that is about lost. I do the same thing with a ruler, line up the same measurement along the line. If I had to do a lot like that I would take the extra time to make the tick stick (pattern). I make patterns for any repetitive cuts. I have a hard time watching her. I landed once on another video of hers telling us all about the carpenter pencil, why they are square, and how to sharpen them "properly", which took long enough to build a wall and the result was a pencil tip that I would want to sharpen. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-20-2019, 09:35 PM	#7
GOPAPA "Tail Gate Best Seat In House" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,343	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? [QUOTE=special-K;8630062]Yep, another old Indian trick that is about lost. I do the same thing with a ruler, line up the same measurement along the line. If I had to do a lot like that I would take the extra time to make the tick stick (pattern). I make patterns for any repetitive cuts. I like the ticking stick and did not know of it in all my years of working with wood, So,,like you Tim I used one side of the cut to come off of and took measurements from there.. Always room to learn something new though. __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

11-20-2019, 10:54 PM	#8
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? I don’t know if I’ll ever use it, but that’s one I will surely remember... __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

11-21-2019, 01:02 AM	#9
SuburbanGuy72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Huntington Beach California Posts: 9	Re: ever heard of a ticking stick ? Someone should start a thread of a bunch of old tips and tricks that no one teaches like this one



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