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Avoid Mistakes: Test Before You Cut

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

I think we all get a little bit of "analysis paralysis" when we’re about to cut into a nice piece of walnut or cherry. You’ve spent the money on good quality lumber, and you don't want to blow it on a simple mistake.

The best way I’ve found to get past that is to test your setup on some scrap pine or plywood first.

Once you’ve cut that joint or shaped that curve on a piece of scrap wood, you can be more confident everything will go right with the more expensive material. You’ve already done the "first build" in your head and with your hands and checked it to make sure everything went right. When you move to the expensive stuff, you’ll find you’re much more confident.

Woodworking should be an escape, not a source of stress. If a taking a moment to test with scraps helps you enjoy the process more, it’s well worth the extra few minutes.

Now go build something awesome!

John - Biscuit Tree Woodworks​

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