2d ago
inI used to roll my eyes at string lines until a buddy's prank during a backyard job showed me why they're not just for show.
Wait, you built MILES of fence by eye? On a farm? I'm picturing those long stretches, and even gate posts, and my brain just shorts out. I get trusting your sight on a short run, but over miles, the tiny errors must add up into some wild waves. I'd be terrified to hang a gate on a post I set without a line.