You’ve no doubt heard the carpentry proverb “Measure twice, cut once” and may even have made it a mantra for your own projects. But unless you know how to use a tape measure and correctly read its ...

A measuring tape is a tool every homeowner should have, especially for DIY enthusiasts who love to tackle projects on the weekend. Did you know a tape measure can even be used as a notepad? It has so ...

You've no doubt encountered a number of measuring tools in your lifetime. Common tools used for measuring range from the ...

The average tape measure has several useful markers that the average homeowner never really references.

On July 14th, 1868, 151 years ago today, Alvin Fellows, of New Haven, Connecticut, patented his "new and useful improvement in spring measuring tapes." Though not the first, Fellows' design is widely ...

Measuring tapes are equipped with many different symbols to denote different meanings, one of which is a tiny black diamond. But exactly what these little signs mean is a question many internet users ...

A wiggly tape measure isn't to blame for any mistaken measurements. | Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank/Getty Images (tape measure); Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (question mark) If you take a close look at ...

You've heard the DIY commandment, "measure twice, cut once," and you can't do it without your trusty tape measure. You may have noticed in the process of getting those readings that the hooked tab at ...

FOSHAN, GUANGDONG, CHINA, January 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a dynamic global tools and instruments market, one ...