Vent: That talk with a retired cabinetmaker shook me up

I was talking to this old guy named Pete at the lumberyard in Portland last week. He said he never uses pocket screws for face frames because they 'cheapen the build' and make it harder to fix later. Now I'm sitting here looking at my last 3 jobs wondering if I been cutting corners without realizing it. Anyone else hear something that made you rethink your whole process?

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jana_hill278d ago

That old-timer's comment got me thinking too. Used to be all about pocket screws for speed, but now I see his point about future repairs being a pain. Definitely rethinking my approach on the next few builds.

parker_patel848d ago

Pocket screws? For face frames? That's wild to me. I always thought they were standard for that sort of thing. Never once considered it might be a shortcut.