resisted Instagram for years, assuming it was mostly pictures of food and bad vacation selfies. The truth is, if you are in the trades and interested in furthering your education, it's an essential platform. One of the tools I read about recently is this little Shinwa Dry Line ($25), popularized by a carpenter named Tomohisa Jinno and affectionately known as the "Tomoline." String (and even chalk) has been replaced by lasers on job sites for many tasks, but a tightly tensioned string still has its place in a carpenter's bag of tricks. You can line up a run of cabinets, see how much a beam sags in the middle, mark a straight line for a run of wainscoting, or check a double-door jamb for cross leg (see "Retrofitting French Doors," FHB #233). Best of all, it can't run out of batteries or be knocked out of true.
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