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6d ago
inHand-cut dovetails beat my jig after 3 months of practice
My grandpa cut dovetails on a sawhorse in his Portland garage for 40 years without a jig.
9d ago
inRant: stop trimming your briskets to look pretty, you're just burning cash
You ever notice how the guys who trim the hardest are the same ones drowning everything in sauce later? I've seen it more than once at comps. They hack off every bit of that good fat, then wonder why the bark turns out dry and crusty instead of that nice mahogany color. Bet that guy's flat wouldn't hold a slice without crumbling, and mine always bends without breaking when I leave a quarter inch on there.
14d ago
inCan we talk about how a 3 minute timer fixed my boring dialogue?
Heard a writing prof on a podcast swears by 5 minutes.
14d ago
inWriting bills by hand in 2006 vs now, and one client who taught me a lesson
The paper copy thing is less about being old and more about what holds up if things go sideways. A text photo is great until the client gets a new phone or clears their messages, and suddenly your proof is gone. Paper in a drawer does not delete itself. My bigger point though is the timestamp. A phone photo has the date and time baked in, which is worth more than any paper in a drawer for showing when you flagged the extra work. So keep the paper if it makes you sleep better, but the photo should be your real backup.