Always hated scribing until I tried the tape trick

For years I fought with scribing cabinet panels to uneven walls. Hated every minute of it. Then a guy named Mike at the lumber yard told me to lay a strip of 2 inch masking tape along the back edge, mark my cuts on the tape instead of the wood, and peel it off when done. Did it on a job in Portland last Tuesday and saved myself at least 45 minutes of frustration. Anybody else do something similar or have a better method?

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felix_williams7124d ago

Ha, I feel this... I spent an hour on a scribe job last week crying into my sawdust before remembering I had a cold beer in the fridge. That tape trick sounds way smarter than my usual 'measure twice, cut five times, swear a lot' method.

susanm5624d ago

Oh come on @felix_williams71, is crying into your sawdust really that bad though? I mean, that cold beer sounds like the perfect reward for a tough job. And measuring twice, cutting five times, swearing a lot - that's just tradition at this point! The tape trick is fine and all if you want to be all efficient and save time, but where's the character building in that? Sometimes you gotta earn that beer with a little struggle first.

rileyb6124d ago

Bet you've never cried into your sawdust harder than when you strip a screw though.