Wait, the coating on your rainfly is actually peeling after just two years? That sounds insane for a Kelty, but yeah, that garage attic heat probably cooked the waterproof layer right off.

Really drives home how the little things in woodworking mirror bigger life stuff. Like how sometimes the simplest option, pocket screws here, gives you room to adapt when things go a bit sideways, while the more permanent fix, dominos, is rock solid but leaves you stuck if you miscalculated. Noticed the same thing with car repairs, bolting on a cheap bracket lets you tweak the alignment later but welding it solid is stronger from the start. Your 1/32nd shift is basically the same story as a door hinge that needs a shim or a cabinet that settles after a wet spring. All about knowing when you need the brute force and when you need the wiggle room.

Grace Bailey brings up a good point about curves near doorways. But @the_cameron, hand seamers can actually get great tension if you take your time and use the right technique - it's more about your method than the tool. A power stretcher is helpful on big open areas but for most residential work a knee kicker and a steady hand are still totally fine.

yo that cracked pin thing is real, had a buddy chase a ghost in a Cessna 310 for three days, turned out to be a loose ground wire inside a connector that looked fine til you jiggled it just right

My last tapping attempt looked like I was making modern art, not threads.