That moment a retired cabinetmaker pointed out my door reveals

I was fitting a set of shaker doors for a kitchen remodel in Springfield last Tuesday. An older guy watched me for a bit, then tapped me on the shoulder and said "Son, your reveals are off by a hair on the bottom right." I checked with my caliper and he was dead on. He showed me how to hold the door against the frame differently to check before drilling hinges. I must have hung fifty doors before that day and never caught this habit. Has anyone else had a random tip from an old timer that saved them hours of rework?

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adam_thompson531mo ago

Seventy year old plumber saved me from buying the wrong trap once.

the_tessa1mo ago

Did that old timer teach you anything about the trap or was he just easier to trust than the kid at the hardware store?