Shoutout to the old timer who told me to stop rushing my dovetails

This guy at the lumberyard near Tacoma said I was chasing speed over quality after I showed him a photo. He was right, my gaps were ugly and my joints were weak. Anyone else had a random pro call them out and it actually stuck?

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adam75116d ago

Man yeah. I had an old cabinet maker tell me my half-blind dovetails looked like "a beaver with a hangover." Hurt my pride but he was right. Slowed way down after that. Fixed my layout and sawing.

derekward16d ago

It's funny how you gotta get your pride bruised before you actually listen. Seems like that's how the whole world works. You don't really learn the easy way, you gotta mess up first and have someone call you out.