The Blue Book, by task

Pick the cut.
We'll find the page.

The Blue Book reorganized around what the framer is actually doing. One topic per task; each topic pulls the cleanest version of the answer from across all three editions, in the order you'd actually use it. The page-by-page reader is still here for heritage, but topics are the product.

The taxonomy

Six categories. Every cut and every reference.

Phase one ships the pilot topic. The rest follow as we populate each category from the source pages.

Category

Rafters

Common, hip, valley, jack: cuts and lengths.

Category

Stairs

Stringers, treads, risers, winders.

Stair Stringer Layout

Category

Roof Pitch

Pitch, slope, degree, percent grade.

Roof Pitch Reference

Category

Sheathing

Plywood corner cuts, deck math.

Cutting Plywood Roof Sheathing

Category

Speed® Square

Anatomy, scales, the Big 12 + Layout Bar.

Category

Reference

Decimal equivalents, metric conversions, formulas.

Or read the editions as they were printed

The page-by-page reader is still here.

The Original Blue Book, the Pro field reference, and the current Little Blue Book are still readable end to end. Topics are the new front door; the editions are the heritage view.

Open the editions library

Total topics live: 10·More populated each week.

The Blue Book, by task

Pick the cut.
We'll find the page.

The taxonomy

Six categories. Every cut and every reference.

Phase one ships the pilot topic. The rest follow as we populate each category from the source pages.

Category

Rafters

Common, hip, valley, jack: cuts and lengths.

Category

Stairs

Stringers, treads, risers, winders.

Stair Stringer Layout

Category

Roof Pitch

Pitch, slope, degree, percent grade.

Roof Pitch Reference

Category

Sheathing

Plywood corner cuts, deck math.

Cutting Plywood Roof Sheathing

Category

Speed® Square

Anatomy, scales, the Big 12 + Layout Bar.

Category

Reference

Decimal equivalents, metric conversions, formulas.

Or read the editions as they were printed

The page-by-page reader is still here.

The Original Blue Book, the Pro field reference, and the current Little Blue Book are still readable end to end. Topics are the new front door; the editions are the heritage view.

Open the editions library

Total topics live: 10·More populated each week.

Pick the cut.
We'll find the page.

Six categories. Every cut and every reference.

Rafters

Stairs

Roof Pitch

Sheathing

Speed® Square

Reference

The page-by-page reader is still here.

The Blue Book is for Swanson members.

Pick the cut.
We'll find the page.

Six categories. Every cut and every reference.

Rafters

Stairs

Roof Pitch

Sheathing

Speed® Square

Reference

The page-by-page reader is still here.

The Blue Book is for Swanson members.