I was convinced my 'freehand' tile cuts were fine until my bathroom wall looked like a jigsaw puzzle

Last Tuesday, I decided to retile my shower niche without a guide, just eyeballing it with my wet saw. After 3 hours, I had a pile of weirdly shaped pieces that left gaps you could fit a dime into. My partner walked in, stared for a solid minute, and said 'looks like a toddler did that.' I had to pull it all out and buy a $40 angle finder from Harbor Freight. Anyone else have a simple tool that saved them from a total mess?

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gibson.seth2mo agoTop Commenter

So what was your first big tool fail?

garcia.casey9d ago

Did you ever try to freehand a circular saw cut because your guide broke? Mine looked like I was trying to draw a wave, not cut a straight line.

lucas_west2mo ago

My first miter saw cut looked like a beaver attack.