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Rant: Seeing a lot of new guys skip the story stick
I watched a crew in Denver last month try to build a whole kitchen without one and the reveals were a mess. How many of you still use a story stick for every install?
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kelly4706mo ago
Oh man, my buddy learned this the hard way. He helped his cousin do a bathroom vanity without a story stick, just measuring each cabinet as they went. The drawer fronts were all over the place, like a full quarter inch difference on some gaps. They had to shim and recut so much it took twice as long. He won't start a box without one now.
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beng514mo ago
Flip that story stick idea around and use it for the wall side too. I scribe the back of the stick against the studs and mark any bows or dips, then carry those wall imperfections right onto my cut lines. Saves you from fighting a crooked wall after the fact. You ever try that trick for dealing with out of plumb walls?
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hollyscott6mo ago
Yeah that sounds about right. I made a story stick out of some scrap plywood for my last kitchen project and it saved my butt. Just mark everything once and transfer the lines, no math needed.
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blair9906mo ago
My neighbor skipped the story stick like @kelly470's friend and his cabinet doors never lined up right.
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