Even worse when you’re the carpenter and the customer 😬. I finally accepted the fact that “this shouldn’t take me long” is a faint hope at this point. My wife knows to not even ask how long something takes now. I spent 4 good hours on this header because it had to look seamless, not just “good”. Still have finishing work, but it turned out amazing!

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Aw hell yeah, once you caulk that it’ll be a beaut!
I had to relearn tolerances when I started doing carpentry-type work. I had taken a machining class in my teens so my brain still worked in thousandths. Took me until the last couple years to recognize when I need to actually worry about that 1/16 vs when it’s okay to not worry about 1/4” lol