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mason_barnes•5h ago

Watched a guy turn a rotted 1950s garage door header into solid oak in one Saturday in Boise

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wendy_wilson•6h ago

Saw a guy at the Portland rebuild site brace a sagging porch with two scraps and a wedge

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davidwilliams•10h ago

Dropped $340 on a Domino and it paid for itself in one cabinet job

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the_jessica•16h ago

Just realized my cutoff saw has made it 14 years on the same blade and I owe it an apology

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the_julia•1d ago

Showerthought: my old lead hand told me to stop checking square with a tape measure and it finally clicked

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finley_harris5•1d ago

Caught my own bad habit on stair stringers, and the fix is 2 inches

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the_julia•4d ago

Why does nobody warn you about cutting pressure treated wood wet?

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the_lisa•5d ago

Hit 60 kitchens worth of cabinets last month and it hit me different

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claire958•6d ago

Two cabinet guys in Denver swear by prefinished plywood and two swear at it, so which is it

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wright.sam•6d ago

Pulled 40 year old carpet off a stair tread and the oak under it looked brand new

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rowanbennett•6d ago

Guy at the Tacoma supply yard talked me out of pine for outdoor trim and I owe him lunch

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linda335•10d ago

Switched from a speed square to a folding layout square and my stair stringers stopped fighting me

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mason.keith•10d ago

Framing crew argued over 16 vs 24 on center for a garage in Tulsa, and the whole week turned into a mess

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kevin_wells46•11d ago

Used to eyeball every miter joint, now I check it twice with a $12 plastic gauge

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mason.keith•11d ago

PSA: the guy at the lumber yard in Tulsa said 3 words that changed how I stack a truck

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