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An old guy at the lumberyard in Boise said my dovetails looked like a beaver chewed them
I was picking up some maple for a jewelry box last month and he saw my practice piece in the truck. He just shook his head, pulled a pencil from behind his ear, and drew a single line on a scrap of pine. He said 'Follow that line with your saw, not your eyes.' Has anyone else gotten a piece of advice that simple that actually fixed a big problem?
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stone.margaret7d ago
My grandpa kept a stub of carpenter's pencil in his hatband, same idea as @reese_hill's guy. It's that old school thing where the fix isn't more thinking, it's one physical rule. Like my mom telling me to listen for the sizzle, not watch the clock, when searing a steak. Or a mechanic saying to turn the wrench until it 'feels tight' then stop. The best advice is always a simple action that cuts through all the noise in your head.
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