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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCarpentry's #1 Rule (so to speak):
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kcass1954
(1,819 posts)I thought I was cutting them at 3-1/2 inches. Good thing I had extra fabric.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,773 posts)Sorry, I'm old school.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)But here's perhaps a newer version;
Measure with a ruler, mark with a paintbrush, cut with a backhoe!
lastlib
(23,366 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)CrazyOrangeCat
(6,112 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)csziggy
(34,139 posts)Anthony's Law of Force:
Don't force it; get a larger hammer.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner of the workshop.
Corollary:
On the way to the corner, any dropped tool will first strike your toes.
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Uncle Ed's Rule of Thumb:
Never use your thumb for a rule. You'll either hit it with a hammer or get a splinter in it.
Archae
(46,373 posts)Any part that is vital to the operation of a machine will spring off said machine and go into a time-space warp, disappearing completely.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)ten lbs of shit in a 5 lb bag.
PuffedMica
(1,061 posts)Reducing the size of material to fit neatly into the trash can after it was mistakenly cut on the inside of the line rather than the outside of the line.