Hit my 500th fence post today and kinda surprised myself

Been doing residential fencing for about 4 years now and I just realized I've sunk 500 posts without ever having to redo a crooked one. It's not a huge number compared to some guys but it made me stop and think about how much muscle memory matters. Any other fence guys got a random milestone that caught you off guard?

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keithbennett8d ago

Bought my house 6 years ago and the first thing I did was build a small deck out back. Took me three weekends and I swore every board was crooked. Now I'm re-shingling the roof and I can feel that same muscle memory kicking in with the nail gun. It's funny how your body learns things faster than your brain does. Same thing happened when I was learning to sharpen my lawnmower blades at the shop last summer. You just do it enough times and suddenly your hands know where to stop.

benflores8d ago

Ended up just trusting my gut on the roof, same way I did with the deck.