Remembering an old framer in Seattle who showed me the right way to read a tape

I was about 3 years into framing when this guy Bob, must have been 70 years old, pulled me aside on a job in Capitol Hill and said 'you're eyeballing that 16 on center and it's gonna cost you.' He spent 10 minutes showing me how to mark from the same edge every time instead of flipping the tape. Anyone else have a crusty old timer set them straight on something basic like that?

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lucas_grant8323d ago

Man that Bob sounds like a legend. Solid advice right there.

allen.amy23d ago

Wait, did Bob actually pull it off or did he just talk a big game and get lucky? I need to know if there's a real strategy behind it or if it's just survivor bias.