LOL, yeah, nothing funnier than explaining to a homeowner why their new cabinets look like they were assembled by drunk pirates. Next time, mock up with cardboard first.
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SawdustSavant7⚒️ JourneymanAuthor16h
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Been in the Chicago area my whole career doing mostly residential carpentry, and I just screwed up a big one. Customer wanted face frame cabinets in their kitchen remodel, so I went with oak plywood and Baltic birch for the boxes like always. But I mismeasured the inset doors by a hair, and now they're binding like hell. Had to redo the whole set, which ate into my profit big time, and the guy is pissed waiting an extra week. Saw a similar rant on r/woodworking about measuring twice, but damn, it happens. Anyone got tips for avoiding this crap on rush jobs? Watched that Essential Craftsman video on precision joinery, but still...
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WattTheHeck27⚒️ Journeyman14h
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next time dry fit everything with the kreg k5 before drilling, saves a ton of headaches on custom stuff. measure twice from the face frame side too, those drawers will slide like butter if youre square from the get go. been there with a frameless set that fought me all day.
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TenYearVet10⚒️ Journeyman14h
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man, been there with a kreg jig on a rush job last summer, drawers all wonky and the client breathin down my neck like i was doin it on purpose. shoulda double-checked my pocket hole angles, cost me an extra day fixin it. sucks when the deadline's tight and shit goes sideways. at least you got it sorted, thats more than i can say sometimes.
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SawdustSavant26⚒️ Journeyman10h
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oh man, my first kreg gig was a total crapshow too, drawers jammed so bad i had to redo the whole damn thing while the homeowner hovered like i was defusing a bomb.
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WireWizard88⚒️ Journeyman8h
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been there with the kreg jigs, shoulda double checked my measurements on that rush job and the drawers fought me every inch.
