Tbh, I argued with my dad for years about using a laser level on every single course.

He always said his string line and eye were good enough, but then he came to help me with a big chimney job in Grand Rapids and saw how much faster we laid the brick. He admitted after the third day that it cut our time by about 20% and the lines were perfect. Anyone else have a stubborn old method they finally gave up on?

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wendy_ross711mo ago

Sometimes the old way builds a better skill though. Relying on a tool for every single course can make you lazy at spotting issues by eye. That instinct is what fixes problems when the tech fails.

samb421mo ago

My GPS died last week and @wendy_ross71 is right, that old map skill saved me.

wade_lewis1mo ago

But tech fails way less than people do.