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zarak18
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3h ago
Pro tip: I quit cutting stair stringers with a framing square and switched to a story pole, and it saved my last two decks
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the_gray
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5h ago
Watched a guy in Toledo cut crown molding upside down in the miter saw, and it finally clicked after 12 years
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parker168
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1d ago
The week I framed a 2,400 sq ft house in 4 days with my brother in law and it almost killed us
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reese551
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3d ago
Pro tip: I stopped cutting crown molding flat on the saw and built a simple jig instead
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reese551
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3d ago
Learned in 1998 to cut stair stringers with a story pole instead of a framing square
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ninam86
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3d ago
Dropped $340 on a pocket hole jig system, used it on one job
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noahw53
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4d ago
Bought a $12 rasp at a yard sale in Boise last weekend and it cuts faster than the $45 one I got new
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paige_ross67
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7d ago
I always used wood glue on miters, then a guy in Toledo showed me CA glue and I switched
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elliotburns
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9d ago
Serious question, did I waste 2 hours hand-planing a door edge when a simple rail jig fixes it?
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knight.anna
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9d ago
Dropped $180 on a dovetail jig I used exactly twice, and it's still sitting in my garage
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webb.xena
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9d ago
Learned the hard way that green wood moves after I glued up a $600 walnut table too soon
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jennifer_fisher
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9d ago
Am I the only one who didn't know a standard 2x4 is actually 1.5 x 3.5 inches?
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barbara429
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10d ago
Foreman in Dallas said my toenailed studs would bow within a year, so I switched to a 16 penny nail and a palm nailer on every top plate
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barbara_moore73
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11d ago
Walked into a 1920s barn in Hastings last month and the old joinery stopped me cold
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harperperry
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12d ago
Can we talk about how everyone says 'measure twice cut once' but nobody talks about grain direction?
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