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8d ago
inShoutout to the old timer in Houston who told me my swing was all wrong
Sometimes the old guys just see it different. Took me way too long to stop forcing the feed and just let the saw do its thing.
9d ago
inBought a $340 light table for hand lettering last year and it's the only tool I don't regret
The sun thing is the real killer too, because even when it works you're stuck lettering at whatever angle the window gives you and your back pays for it later. A light table lets you sit upright at your actual desk with your paper flat, which sounds small until you've spent a year hunched over a door frame. My pick would be a decent self healing cutting mat, because mine gets used on every single project and I'd grab another one today without blinking.
12d ago
inTried a creeper and tried a sheet of cardboard, and I know which one my back voted for
Does your back also file a complaint every time you get up from the couch? Mine's been writing letters for years, so maybe I should finally try the cardboard.
1mo ago
inFound out plywood has a stamped grade stamp with the mill location and date
Heard a contractor buddy mention those stamps once, said they're basically the plywood's birth certificate. Makes you wonder how much other lumber out there is secretly older than the store shelves it sat on. I'm definitely checking every sheet I cut now, even if it's just to see where the stuff traveled from.