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Finally got my domino alignment jig to work right after 3 tries
I've been fighting with making loose tenon joints on these oak cabinets for a kitchen reno in Portland. Tried using just a square and a marking knife but kept getting half a mm off. Third attempt I clamped a straight edge to the reference face and used a spacer block to set the depth. Everything lined up perfect on the dry fit. Learned that taking 10 extra minutes to set up the jig saves an hour of sanding later. Anyone else have a trick for keeping dominoes dead straight on long panels?
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janahenderson13d ago
Funny how the same principle applies everywhere - taking time up front saves a ton of hassle on the back end, whether it's woodworking or anything else.
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the_ray13d ago
Yeah but that only works if you actually know what you're doing up front. If you're measuring twice but measuring wrong to begin with, you're just wasting time twice. You ever run into that problem where you thought you planned ahead but it turns out you were planning wrong?
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