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Re:My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build... by zimpenfish on Thursday October 01, 2020 @09:31AM (#24650587)
> measure twice and cut once.

I've had to amend that after a shameful disaster with a half-lap joint beam - "Measure twice, think once, cut once."

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Re:My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build... by dr_orpheus on Thursday October 01, 2020 @06:27PM (#24656827)
Yeah, doesn't matter how many times you measure if you did your math badly. Definitely happened to me a couple of times.
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Re:My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build... by kls on Thursday October 01, 2020 @09:56PM (#24658009)
There is an old saying in construction and woodworking, all defects can be covered up except for a board cut too short.
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