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Place the center of your protractor on top of the dot, making sure that it is aligned with the grid on your graph paper and that north is on top.

This will help you remember that this was your starting point, as well as including the markers which will help you possibly match it up with adjoining plats. Beginning at a white oak in Michael King's line). Next to it write down the description of the corner (e.g. Draw a solid dot on your graph paper to indicate your starting point.If your deed description uses poles, rods, or perches, then divide each distance by 4.8 for an easy conversion. If you plan to overlay your plat onto a modern day USGS quadrangle map, then convert all distances to USGS scale and include them on your chart.Check off each line or corner on the photocopy as you work to help prevent errors. Create a chart or list of the calls for easy reference as you play, including only the pertinent information or facts.Land platting experts Patricia Law Hatcher and Mary McCampbell Bell suggest to their students that they underline the lines (including distance, direction, and adjoining owners), circle the corners (including neighbors), and use a wavy line for meanders. Highlight the calls - lines and corners.

#METES AND BOUNDS FULL#

Transcribe or make a copy of the deed, including the full legal land description.

Pencil and paper will work too - just takes longer.

Calculator - Doesn't need to be fancy.

Pencil & Eraser - Wood pencil, or mechanical pencil - it's your choice.

Patricia Law Hatcher, an expert in land platting, recommends "engineering paper," with four to five equally-weighted lines per inch.

Graph Paper - Used only to keep your compass aligned perfectly north-south, the size and type of graph paper is really not important.

The only requirement is that it is marked in millimeters.

Ruler - Again, easily found in office supply stores.

If you plan to do a lot of land platting, then you may want to purchase a round surveyor's compass (also known as a land measure compass), available from specialty supply stores.

Protractor or Surveyor's Compass - Remember that half-circle protractor that you used in high school trigonometry? This basic tool, found in most office and school supply stores, is an easy-to-obtain tool for land platting on the fly.