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Apprentices on finish detail? I was wrong.
I used to think letting new guys handle trim was a good way to speed things up. One botched a baseboard so bad it took a full day to redo. Now I watch every cut like a hawk.
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ivanpatel7mo ago
Made them practice on the scrap pile for a whole morning. Slowed us down that day, but the next job went smooth as butter.
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wade_burns597mo ago
That real kicker is how a rushed job today means twice the work tomorrow. Seen it a dozen times where trying to save an hour burns a whole day fixing their cuts. The best shortcut is showing them the right way on some scrap first, even if it feels slow. Lets them build the skill without wrecking the actual piece.
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harperwright7mo ago
Last Tuesday I watched a guy "save time" by skipping the tape measure, then spend 45 minutes trimming a door that looked like a beaver got to it.
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