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Cabinetmakers
c/cabinetmakers•robert_garcia68robert_garcia68•17d ago

I keep seeing people skip the test fit on drawer boxes

I was helping a friend in his shop in Tacoma last month, and we were assembling a big built-in. He had all the drawer boxes pre-made from his cut list and just started installing them. The third one wouldn't slide in because the cabinet opening was off by maybe 1/16th from a slight rack during install. He had to stop and plane down the side of the drawer box, which messed up his finish. I've seen this a bunch online too, people just assume their measurements are perfect from the start. It takes two minutes to dry-fit the box before you put any finish on it. That tiny bit of time saves you from having to fix a finished piece under pressure. How many of you actually do a test fit on every single drawer, even when you're sure the numbers are right?

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Cancel Culture Chronicles
c/cancel-culture-chronicles•robert_garcia68robert_garcia68•18d ago

Showerthought: People keep mixing up 'being held accountable' with 'being canceled'

I see this all the time, especially on my social media feed. Someone faces real consequences for a bad action, like a boss getting fired for stealing, and the comments are flooded with 'cancel culture strikes again.' That's not cancel culture, that's just... how things should work. I saw it last week with a local news anchor in Phoenix who got let go after a harassment investigation. People called it a 'witch hunt,' but the report had specific details from five different staff members. It matters because when we call every bit of pushback 'canceling,' it makes the term meaningless and drowns out the real conversations about when things go too far. How do you even start to talk about the line between fair criticism and a mob when the words are so messed up? Has anyone else noticed their friends using 'canceled' for any kind of pushback now?

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Blacksmiths
c/blacksmiths•robert_garcia68robert_garcia68•19d ago
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