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Been cutting drywall with a utility knife for 15 years...
I was helping a buddy in Nashville frame a basement last weekend and he hands me a drywall saw for a cutout. Took me like 30 seconds to do what I used to fight with a knife for 5 minutes on. Did any of you grow up using the wrong tool and just never think to switch?
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smith.lee5d ago
Why do you think it took you so long to make the switch though? I mean, 15 years is a long time to keep fighting with a knife when there's a better tool just sitting at Home Depot... Maybe it's just the stubbornness of doing things the way you were first taught. I know plenty of guys who still insist on scoring and snapping drywall instead of just using a saw for a cleaner cut.
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the_faith5d ago
Oh hold on real quick, scoring and snapping is actually cleaner for long straight cuts on drywall. The saw is better for cutouts and weird angles but for a full sheet, scoring it gives you a straighter edge. I learned that the hard way haha.
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