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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9404874" data-attributes="member: 9254">Speaking as an engineer who has to grudgingly do far more carpentry than I want, this is a gap in system granularity you don't want to stick your hand in.Meaning that from base principals I can reason out what to do for a lot of complex carpentry.&nbsp; &quot;Cut this board along this angle to get a non-square intersetion that matches the 90yro house&quot;.What it can't give me is muscle memory.&nbsp; The &quot;cut this board in a straight line&quot; part is NOT an int check.&nbsp; Same goes for hammering nails. Those are mix of dex and str checks.Int plus time &amp; money can compensate to some extent with tools.&nbsp; &quot;Go spend $300 on a table saw, $100 on a nail gun and another $100 on an air compressor&quot; are a way to cut boards in a straight line and drive nails smoothly.The corrolary is a carpenter building a structure with requirements they have never encountered. A Canadian carpenter won't know how to make an earthquake proof structure and a carribean carpenter has no idea how to make a roof that won't collapse under snow load.&nbsp; The structure is square but doesn't address design needs.But do you want to be this granular?&nbsp; I don't.The perfect is the enemy of the good.&nbsp; Pick your battles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9404874, member: 9254"] Speaking as an engineer who has to grudgingly do far more carpentry than I want, this is a gap in system granularity you don't want to stick your hand in. Meaning that from base principals I can reason out what to do for a lot of complex carpentry. "Cut this board along this angle to get a non-square intersetion that matches the 90yro house". What it can't give me is muscle memory. The "cut this board in a straight line" part is NOT an int check. Same goes for hammering nails. Those are mix of dex and str checks. Int plus time & money can compensate to some extent with tools. "Go spend $300 on a table saw, $100 on a nail gun and another $100 on an air compressor" are a way to cut boards in a straight line and drive nails smoothly. The corrolary is a carpenter building a structure with requirements they have never encountered. A Canadian carpenter won't know how to make an earthquake proof structure and a carribean carpenter has no idea how to make a roof that won't collapse under snow load. The structure is square but doesn't address design needs. But do you want to be this granular? I don't. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Pick your battles. [/QUOTE]

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