Just realized I've been cutting all my drawer fronts wrong for the past six months because I was ignoring the grain direction on the plywood.

I was fitting a drawer for a client in Tacoma and noticed the front looked wavy after finishing, which tipped me off when I saw the grain lines running perpendicular to the drawer pull.

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jesse_white1917d ago

Grain direction is a killer on plywood projects. I started marking a big arrow on the back of every sheet before cutting. It saves me from making that same mistake again.

reeseanderson17d ago

Oh man, that's a total game changer. I've ruined more than one piece by cutting against the grain because I forgot which way it ran. Your arrow trick is going straight into my shop routine.