Hit 100 perfect miter joints in a row today

I've been building custom cabinets for this house in Boulder and kept a tally on my bench. Today I hit 100 consecutive miter joints with zero gaps and it feels like a real milestone for me. What numbers do you guys track to keep pushing your skills?

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gibson.oliver1mo ago

Perfect miters are overrated if your corners don't stay put.

river1901mo ago

You've got a point. Nothing worse than spending hours dialing in a perfect 45 degree cut only to have the joint open up by spring. Happened on a cherry entertainment unit I built last year - those miters looked flawless in the shop, but three months later there was a hairline gap on the bottom right corner. Learned the hard way that glue choice and clamping pressure matter way more than whether your saw stops at exactly 45.1 versus 44.9.