Carpenters and builders have learned to avoid making mistakes the hard way, thereby ruining valuable and costly material. Cut the wood improperly, and the piece is unusable. So, the little saying ...

Measure twice, cut once. If only it were that simple. Wait a second — it is. What this justified cliche says, of course, is it's wise to double-check your measurement before making your cut. This ...

Measure twice, cut once is the old carpenter’s proverb. The truth is, though, that long before the carpenter cuts, an architect measures several times over. Long before a home can be built, an ...

Apparently, whomever installed this wiring never heard the old proverb “measure twice, cut once.” One should always double-check one’s measurements before cutting a piece of wood, or in this case a ...

Cut the wood improperly, and the piece is unusable. So, the little saying about measuring twice and cutting once plays in their heads every time they are about to rip into a new sheet of plywood or to ...