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My apprentice kept calling a 12-inch speed square a 'triangle ruler' until I showed him the manual for my old Stanley.

It matters because the right name helps you find the right tool and talk clearly with your crew, and I know from three jobs where the wrong tool got pulled from the truck. What's a basic term you had to correct someone on?
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jamie770
jamie77019d ago
Spot the difference between a speed square and a triangle ruler when you're up a ladder and someone's yelling from below. It's about the shared language that keeps a site safe, not just getting the job done right once. Like robert_jenkins82 was getting at, the how matters because a wrong term can lead to a wrong tool, and that's how small mistakes turn into big problems. Clear words are part of the craft, same as clean cuts.
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harperg76
harperg7619d ago
Is it really that big a deal if the work gets done right?
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robert_jenkins82
Harperg76, quality matters but so does how you get there.
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