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thomas_wright41•44m ago

Rant: biscuit joints don't belong in every face frame, and my test panel proved it

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tylermason•15h ago

Vent: screwed up a drawer front in Grand Rapids and had to call the client

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wyatt513•2d ago

Tried a marking knife on pine face frames instead of my pencil and I'm not going back

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hart.tara•4d ago

Unpopular opinion: a 30 year finish guy in Grand Rapids told me to stop sanding past 180 grit on face frames

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logan299•4d ago

Question about 3/4 ply vs solid pine for shop cabinets

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sagelane•5d ago

Spent $22 on a marking gauge and it embarrassed my combination square

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james_ross•6d ago

Hot take: glue sizing the end grain on every drawer side is overkill and I'll say it

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jamieburns•6d ago

Hot take: the $22 magnetic featherboard saved my fingers and my cabinet doors

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drew_west•7d ago

Why does nobody talk about walnut moving that much after one hot week

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jamieburns•7d ago

Tried a 1/4 inch spacer block for drawer fronts and it worked way better than eyeballing

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karenlee•7d ago

TIL a $60 dovetail jig can pay for itself in one kitchen job

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mason_murray•11d ago

Serious question, how long did your first raised panel cabinet door take? Mine took 6 hours and it still looks wrong

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drew_grant52•13d ago

PSA: Old timer in Waco told me to stop sanding plywood edges with 220 and it saved my last 3 cabinet jobs

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colemiller•15d ago

Hot take: pocket screws are fine for face frames and I'm tired of pretending they aren't

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karenf40•16d ago

My drawer fronts went from gappy to dead flat after one change in my shop in Fresno

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