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nancy_miller
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1d ago
My cope sled hinge blew apart mid install last Tuesday, do you shim or scrap the door?
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mark_miller
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4d ago
Lost a $2,800 cabinet job in Grand Rapids because I measured the wall in three spots instead of five
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jesse988
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5d ago
The 78 year old guy at the lumber yard told me to stop sanding to 220 and I've been thinking about it all week
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victor_perry90
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6d ago
Pro tip: a guy at the Sacramento shop tour told me to stop sanding past 180 on paint grade, and now I'm second guessing myself
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matthewgonzalez
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6d ago
PSA: a $400 veneer job went sideways on me in Cincinnati because I got cocky with the glue
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barbara_butler
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9d ago
Spent 6 hours on a face frame last Tuesday before I realized I was measuring to the wrong edge
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harris.emma
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9d ago
Just found out the average cabinet shop wastes $2,800 a year on plywood cutoffs
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troymorgan
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10d ago
Rant: my old shop lead told me to stop sanding past 180 grit on painted cabinets, and he was dead right
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murray.nathan
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12d ago
DAE change their mind on pocket screws after seeing them at a trade show in Grand Rapids?
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wendyk63
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12d ago
Warning: dropped $340 on a used dovetail jig that was missing its template guide
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richard110
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14d ago
Spent 6 hours chasing a 1/16 inch gap on a face frame before I realized the problem was the wall
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angela890
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15d ago
Appreciation post: I figured that $12 contour gauge was junk, then it saved me on a curved face frame
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angela890
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15d ago
I blew $175 on a pocket hole jig and a box of plugs, and wish I had just cut real joints
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baker.simon
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15d ago
I thought dovetails had to be hand cut until I saw the drawers at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn
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casey_torres60
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16d ago
Lost a $2,300 cherry order because a client felt a door panel on a humid Monday in July
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