Once upon a time, I worked for a master carpenter. He was an older fellow. Although he used powertools and was a "production" carpenter, he could cut roof rafters by hand on the ground from the measurements his partner called down to him from the second floor and the angles would be true, they would fit close and neat; every one.
Me, I was a 'helper' , a gofer. I knew which end of a hammer to hold.
But I listened. And watched...
One day, we had put up a stud wall and after looking at it critically the old fellow said, "nah, that ain't right." He took out his tape and we measured and compared and measured. Finally we discovered that the wall was about an inch out of line from the bluprint. No problem, we just adjust the ceiling and floor a little. After the plaster and paint are up, who'll know?
Said the old fellow as we tore the wall down to the joists:
"I'd know".
What do YOU know?
Me, I was a 'helper' , a gofer. I knew which end of a hammer to hold.
But I listened. And watched...
One day, we had put up a stud wall and after looking at it critically the old fellow said, "nah, that ain't right." He took out his tape and we measured and compared and measured. Finally we discovered that the wall was about an inch out of line from the bluprint. No problem, we just adjust the ceiling and floor a little. After the plaster and paint are up, who'll know?
Said the old fellow as we tore the wall down to the joists:
"I'd know".
What do YOU know?
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