After dividing the masonry, you need to place the right lines on the right brick. A cutting template describes the piece that remains. Start with the correct whole brick, visible face and dimensions for that particular piece.
Choose the correct face of the blank
Place the whole brick in the same orientation as the worksheet. Mark a fixed bottom and side as your reference edges. Brick length, height and depth are different directions. A profile drawn on a header face cannot simply be transferred unchanged onto a stretcher face.
Transfer bottom and top dimensions
Find the piece number and its bottom and top measurements. Set out both from the same reference edge and connect the points. In a jack arch, lines towards the setting-out centre determine the inclined sides. Do not copy only the first brick’s measurements: other profiles belong to their own positions in the layout.
Separate the brick, joint and saw cut
The joint is the gap between finished pieces. Do not enlarge a brick to fill that gap. Mark the waste side and account for the saw kerf on that side of the line. Compare the marked profile with its intended position in the full drawing before repeating the operation.
Download and print a PDF to scale
Enter your dimensions in the workshop and open its PDF option. Choose an available paper size and download the worksheet. Follow the scale stated on the sheet; a full-size template requires 100%, without fitting to the page. A reduced overview is not a 1:1 cutting template. Measure a stated dimension on the printed paper.