That trick is totally worth the extra step, lol.

Ask what kind of prep work you did on the old fence line before setting the new posts. That's usually where you see the difference between a good job and a great one, and if the mailman noticed the straight lines from the street, your crew must have nailed the layout.

Read somewhere that bad posture during repetitive tasks sends your body all the wrong signals. robert246's human question mark bit nails that feeling.

Yeah, that absolutely works for other wood. My kitchen had one cabinet door that wouldn't close right for months. Warped from the dry air just like you said. I stuck a small humidifier in there for a couple weeks, not even running it all the time. The wood relaxed back into shape and the door latches fine now. Just don't overdo it and crank the humidity too high.

Totally get where you're coming from. My aunt was an esthetician back in the day, and she always talked about reading skin with her fingers, not a screen. Now it's all these machines that zap or scan, and you wonder if the personal touch is gone. Sure, gadgets can be exact, but there's an ART to feeling a texture change or spotting pore issues just by touch. Sometimes the old ways just connected better, you know?