Watched a guy in Philly lay a whole course without touching his level once

He was just tapping bricks into place with his trowel handle and they were perfectly level, while I was constantly checking and adjusting. It clicked that I was over-relying on the tool instead of trusting my eye and feel for the material. How many of you actually work mostly by sight and touch like that?

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alexj995mo ago

Man, same thing happened to me on a patio job. Once I stopped checking every brick and just felt the tap, everything went way faster. You ever get that click moment too?

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thomasm415mo ago

Oh totally, that click is real. I went from measuring every single cut with a speed square to just eyeballing it and trusting the saw. Suddenly a day's work got done before lunch. It's like your hands just learn the job better than your brain ever could.

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the_abby2mo ago

Totally, that tap feel is everything. Once you learn to trust your hand it just flows way better than staring at a bubble.

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