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This old guy at the lumber yard in Boise gave me a tip I still use
I was picking up some 2x4s for a deck frame last year, and an older carpenter saw me checking each board for crown. He walked over and said, 'Flip it on edge, kid. The bow shows up way better against the light.' I tried it right there, and he was totally right. It's saved me so much time on rough framing since then. Anyone else have a simple trick like that they picked up from someone?
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caseythompson13d ago
Ever see someone use a chalk line without snapping it? My buddy was helping his dad build a shed and watched him just lay the string down, pull it tight, and then pluck it like a guitar string. The vibration makes a perfect straight line of chalk without the loud snap or the mess. He said it's way cleaner for indoor work or when you need to be quiet.
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drew_hart413d ago
My first time using a chalk line I snapped it so hard the chalk cloud covered my whole face. Looked like a ghost for the rest of the day.
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keith_bennett13d agoTop Commenter
Plucking it like a guitar string is genius. My uncle used to do that when marking cuts on expensive veneer to avoid any chalk blow-out.
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