Showerthought: I keep seeing people skip the test fit on face frames before glue-up and it's a huge gamble.

I just had to redo a maple frame in my shop because I assumed the pocket holes would pull it tight, but the joint was off by a solid 1/16th after the glue set, so what's your go-to method for a perfect dry fit?

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park.iris2mo ago

Maple is so unforgiving, that 1/16th gap would haunt me forever. I clamp everything with no glue first and check with a flashlight from behind.

seth_carr2mo ago

Ugh, I feel that! The flashlight trick is a total lifesaver.