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Originally Posted by Paul Brannon
Measurement starting point is suspect. I learned more than once (yes, I’m sometimes slow) not to trust the end of a tape when taking critical measurements. Start at the 1 line and see what you get.
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I was about to make exactly this comment. I have seen many pictures posted lately using this technique. The only time I ever would do this when marking or measureing a long board with no help. Then only on rough cuts. For measureing down to 1/16ths, you should use a caliper or at least a decent quality scaled rule with a marked 0 line. Or do as the post says and use one of the marked lines as a starting point.