Just finished a 1200 square foot job in one day with my nephew

It was a big open floor plan in a new build over in Springfield, and we got the whole thing stretched, seamed, and trimmed by 5 PM. My nephew, Jake, is finally getting the hang of the power stretcher and didn't fight it once. Anyone else have a good run with a helper lately?

Dropped $400 on a cordless framing nailer for a big deck job, and it jammed every 20 nails.

My mentor said to never use a razor comb on wet hair, I finally learned why.

She warned me for months, said it would cause 'feathering' and split ends. I figured it was just her old school way, so I tried it on a client with thick, damp hair last week. It looked okay at first, but she came back two days later with the ends absolutely shredded. Now I'm out a $50 refund and a regular. Anyone have a better method for detangling super thick hair before a cut?

Appreciation post: My old rounding hammer just hit 5,000 shoes

Honestly, I was cleaning up the shop and decided to tally the shoes I've shaped with it since I bought it in '08. Ngl, hitting that number felt weird, like a quiet nod from an old friend. It's seen me through apprenticeships, my own business, and a whole lot of changed steel. Anyone else have a tool that's just become part of your hand after that many miles?

Finally got our site's drone mapping workflow dialed in

We had a 12-acre site in Boise that took us a full day to survey manually back in March. We just finished the same size plot last week using a DJI M300 and Propeller, and the whole thing was done in under two hours. The before-and-after on our cut/fill reports is crazy accurate now, and the crew can see the 3D model on their tablets right away. What's the biggest time-saver you've found from adding drones to your process?

My tent flooded in a surprise downpour at Lake Tahoe

I was camping at Fallen Leaf Lake last year and a storm rolled in fast. I woke up at 2 AM with a cold puddle under my sleeping bag because my cheap tent's floor seam gave out. The next day, I spent $180 on a tent with a higher hydrostatic head rating and taped seams. Anyone have a favorite trick for a quick ground check before you pitch for the night?

Watched the new 'Dune' movie after reading the book for the first time last month and my brain is still processing.

I thought the visuals would be the best part, but the movie actually made me understand the political stuff in the book way better, which I totally didn't expect, so now I'm curious if anyone else had a movie clarify a confusing book for them?