Just finished my 100th custom cabinet door and it made me rethink everything
I was keeping a rough count in my head, but when I actually wrote it down last night, I hit exactly 100 doors made since I started my own shop. I always thought volume was the key to getting good, just pump them out. But looking at door number one compared to door one hundred, the difference is crazy. The first ones took me forever, the joinery was tight but not perfect, and I sanded the profiles by hand. Now, after that many, I don't even think about the steps, my hands just know. The real shocker was timing myself on a simple shaker door last week. From rough stock to finished, sanded piece ready for finish, it was under 90 minutes. That number changed my whole view. It's not about making a hundred things, it's about what you learn making the same thing a hundred different ways. Anyone else have a specific job count that flipped a switch for them?