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Shop stories
Real stories from real shops about using AI on the job. The wins, the fails and the "well, that didn't work". Told by joiners, cabinet makers, installers, drafters, apprentices and owners, for the rest of the trade.
Why share wins and fails?
Because the guides only go so far. You learn more from your mate at the next bench than from any manual. If AI saved you an hour on a quote, someone else wants to know how. If it stuffed up a cut list, someone else wants to know that even more.
- 1You send a short storyFive minutes. Phone is fine.
- 2We read every oneBy hand. Nothing goes up by itself.
- 3The best go up on the wallHere and in the weekly email, only if you say OK.
On the wall
No stories yet. Yours could be the first one up on the wall.
Stuck for what to write? Here are a few ideas. These are prompts, not real stories.
- Prompt ideaUsed ChatGPT to write a quote email?Did it sound like you, or like a robot in a suit?
- Prompt ideaTurned a PDF drawing into a cut list?Did the numbers add up, or did you end up with a 2400 mm drawer front?
- Prompt ideaTried an AI tool that flopped?Tell us too. Fails help the next person dodge the same mess.
Share your story
Keep it short and true. Tell us the job, the AI tool, what happened, and what saved time or went wrong.
Please leave out client names, addresses and prices from quotes. We'll take out anything that slips through.
How it works: the button opens your own email app with your story filled in, so it comes to us like a normal email. Nothing is saved on this website. Read our privacy page.
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