TIL a 30 year guy at the lumber yard in Tulsa told me apprentices used to hand-cut their own stair stringers, and it got me thinking

Luna Grant · 2026-10-19T23:40:03.059829+00:00

I was picking up 2x12s last Tuesday and he mentioned that back when he started, guys laid out stringers with a framing square and a pencil, no calculators or apps. He said "now the young guys can do it in a phone app in 30 seconds but can't tell you why a tread needs a nosing." Do any of you still teach the old layout by hand, or is it all digital now?

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TIL a 30 year guy at the lumber yard in Tulsa told me apprentices used to hand-cut their own stair stringers, and it got me thinking | Contractor Talk - Rigidtalk