Just wondering how you guys deal with mistakes that happen while cutting joinery.
I just hired a new guy about a month and a half ago. We have been doing a mix of timber framing, running the sawmill and some conventional framing /construction.
He has been a great employee thus far. But today he made a pretty serious mistake and just before I offered him to execute the same haunched king post joint while he ran the mortiser instead. He decided to go for it.
I warned him of the importance of the joint and to specifically set the saw angle and depth and make test cuts in timber drop cut before cutting the king post.
He got the angle right but didn't set the depth. Now the king post is garbage. How much should I be responsible for and how much should he be responsible for? Like I said he is a good employee and I can't really afford to lose him.
How would you deal with this?
Thanks,
Josh Leatherman
Precision Timberworks
www.timberframingalaska.com