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Had a face frame rack on me last Tuesday and I'm still picking splinters out of my thumb
So I was building a face frame for a maple vanity last Tuesday in my shop out in Grand Rapids, and I had it clamped up on the bench drying. I went to move it about an hour in because I needed the bench space. Grabbed it by the top rail and the whole thing just folded on me. Turns out my pocket screws were only biting into like 3/8 inch of the stile because I had the Kreg jig set for 3/4 material and this maple was milled down closer to 5/8. Three screws pulled clean out and the frame twisted when it hit the floor. I stood there for a minute just staring at it. Ended up having to cut two new stiles and redo the whole glue up, which cost me about 4 hours and a half sheet of maple ply I had already broke down. Now I check stock thickness with calipers before I even pull the jig out. Anyone else get burned by assuming nominal thickness on hardwood?
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