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ray189
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1d ago
My old boss in Dayton told me to shim the hinge side of a sagging door, and 2 years later I finally tried packing the top hinge with a business card
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xena_brown50
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1d ago
My lead carpenter in Boise handed me a 4 foot level and said the door was fine, and 3 days later the homeowner called about the gap
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nina_johnson86
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1d ago
Why does nobody warn you about cheap chop saw blades binding up on 2x4s
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murray.tara
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1d ago
I used to cut stair stringers with a framing square and a pencil, now it's all a phone app
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the_jason
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2d ago
My old boss in Tulsa made me cut a mortise 40 times before he let me touch a chisel
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spencerm46
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3d ago
Vent: biscuit joints failed on a built-in last month and I still say the glue was fine
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the_holly
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3d ago
Spent 40 minutes last Friday looking for my tape measure while it was hooked to my belt the entire time
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dianas50
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4d ago
My old boss in Tulsa said to leave a 1/16 inch gap on every panel glue up, I ignored him for 2 years
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bens81
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5d ago
Showerthought: a guy at the lumber yard in Dayton said he never trusts a level he didn't check himself
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oliver_wilson49
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6d ago
A trim guy in Nashville looked at my mitered outside corners and said 'you're cutting yourself short, literally' so I built a $12 jig that afternoon
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logan705
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8d ago
Why does nobody talk about how loud a jobsite gets at 7am when everyone fires up at once
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faithwalker
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9d ago
A retired framer in Amarillo told me to flip my tape measure over, and I've been reading it wrong for 22 years
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troythompson
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9d ago
My old foreman said to always cut stair stringers 3 inches long, and he was dead right
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dylangreen
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9d ago
Two options for my bench vise: bolt it to the bench or build a riser. I built the riser.
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wrenbennett
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10d ago
Am I the only one who tried laminating a beam with construction adhesive instead of wood glue
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