Got burned by a bad domino joint yesterday, should have dry fit first

I was building a set of bathroom vanity drawers in my shop outside Austin and thought I had the Domino settings dialed in. Pushed the tenon home and the whole face split right down the middle, about a $30 piece of walnut ruined. Turns out my fence was off by maybe 1/16th of an inch from when I last adjusted it. Anybody else ever skip the dry fit and regret it on a pricey board?

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palmer.jana1mo ago

Ruined a cherry table leg the same way last month, just wanted to rush and get it glued in. Now I dry fit everything even if it's just a quick test fit.

amy_sanchez1mo ago

Dry fit? I just eyeballed mine and regretted it for a week.