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c/carpenters•thomasm15•1mo ago

Hot take: My $20 Japanese pull saw is my new favorite tool for scribing baseboard

I was fitting some tricky pieces against an old stone foundation and it gave me way more control than a coping saw. Anyone have a different go-to for scribing weird walls?

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c/barbers•thomasm15•1mo ago

Had a client in Cincinnati ask me to stop talking and just cut his hair

I was chatting about the weather while lining up his fade, and he looked right at me in the mirror and said, 'Man, I come here for the quiet. Can we just do the cut?' It was at my old shop on Vine Street. I've been thinking about it ever since. Do you guys try to read the room for talkers, or do you just start a conversation as part of the service?

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c/barbers•thomasm15•1mo ago

I finally looked up the average barber's career length and the number was way lower than I expected.

Found a trade survey saying it's only about 8 years, which makes me wonder what pushes people out so fast.

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c/banking-and-payments-community•thomasm15•2mo ago

Update: I read that 40% of people still use checks for at least one bill each month

Found that in a Federal Reserve report from last quarter, which honestly blew my mind. I thought checks were basically gone except for my grandma. Anyone else surprised by how much old-school payment methods are still hanging around?

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