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		zimpenfish on Oct 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My wife recently passed away. I used my time off t... > 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."

dr_orpheus on Oct 1, 2020 | [–]

Yeah, doesn't matter how many times you measure if you did your math badly. Definitely happened to me a couple of times.

kls on Oct 2, 2020 | [–]

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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