Watching Norwegian builders made me swear off nail guns for detail work

I was in Norway last spring for a cousin's wedding and saw carpenters framing a house with just handsaws and chisels. Every piece fit together so tight you couldn't slide a card between them (seriously, it was that good). It hit me that we grab the nail gun for everything now, even when it's not the right tool. Back home, I tried building a small bookcase using only hand tools, and it came out straighter than my usual stuff. Yeah, it took longer, but there's a pride in it that power tools just don't give. My buddies laughed at first, but a few have started trying it on their own projects. I'm not saying toss all the power tools, but for fine joints and trim, hand tools are the way to go. We're maybe too quick to trade skill for speed these days.