Measure once, cut twice. Go back th the lumber store...
My dad was a builder - and an okay carpenter - so of course heard the “measure twice cut once” many times.
He would also give the Skill saw a quick test and then say “It growls.” He said the saw STILL gave him the willies - he still had all of his fingers, so he figured that wasn’t the worst attitude to have!
I recall when we built the “nicest outhouse on Lake Minnewawa” (cedar shake roof!) we had this goofy 2x4 to cut on the side of the roof - was angled down but at an angle - had to make three cuts at the end and then fit it up inside.
It took three different boards to finally get it right! We continued to laugh about that one.
I find myself thinking like my old man more and more.
If was was laying around and had stuff to be done he would always say “Time is fleeting”. I HATED that at 15 years old. Of course - he was right, and it is.
My “life rules” for my kids that they all know:
1) Life isn’t fair.
2) Nothing is easy.
3) It’s always something.
4) God is Sovereign