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stellahayes•8h ago

Was framing a deck in Boise last June when the inspector flagged every single joist hanger, turns out I'd been using the wrong nails for 8 years

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beth_butler75•1d ago

Warning: I sanded against the grain on oak for 2 months before my client noticed

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nathanrobinson•1d ago

I thought biscuit joints were for hobby guys until I fixed a sagging cabinet door with them

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avery_fox93•1d ago

My old man's 25 foot tape finally gave out on a job in Tulsa

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scott.grace•2d ago

PSA: I swore by pine for trim work until a finished basement job in Tulsa showed me I was wrong

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blake829•2d ago

My old boss in Dayton told me to always pre-drill oak or it'll split, and I ignored him for 2 years until a $900 custom cabinet door cracked on install day

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juliak73•4d ago

Tried the 3-4-5 trick on my deck stairs and it backfired in a way I didn't expect

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robert_jones•5d ago

Old timer at a job site in Boise told me to stop sanding pine with 220, and it took me 2 years to get why

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david_adams•5d ago

Finally fixed my miter saw stand wobble with a 50 cent wedge from the scrap bin

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angela191•5d ago

Rant: tried pocket screws on a white oak stair rail and blew out the side grain on 3 of 8 balusters

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colemiller•7d ago

Appreciation post: the spacer block trick on cabinet installs saved my back on a 14 unit job in Boise

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fionaf19•7d ago

Unpopular opinion: old growth fir from a 1920s house in Seattle beats anything I can buy new

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mason_murray•7d ago

Old finish guy in Tulsa said he never sands past 150 on trim, and my blotchy stain problem finally makes sense

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charles318•7d ago

Spent 14 hours on a built-in bookcase in Boise and the client repainted it

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ryan_coleman21•8d ago

I switched from nails to screws on a set of shop cabinets and now I owe a buddy 4 hours

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