Kazi bora, bei bora. A senior workmate in your pocket: it looks at your work, finds what to fix, and shows you how — with the tools you have.
Assess it before it leaves the workshop — 5 minutes, and problems become lessons instead of comebacks.
Seen in 2 of your last 3 pieces. Today's assessment will check this first.
Frame is square and the top is decent — good bones. This joint is the one thing between this stool and full price.
The tenon is undersized — it doesn't fill the mortise, so the shoulder can't pull tight.
The saw drifted off the line on the tenon cheeks. I can see the blade wander in the cut face.
Cutting freehand with the line marked on one face only. When the line disappears, the saw follows nothing.
Cut a thin cypress shim to pack the tenon, glue, then a rope tourniquet clamp — no metal clamps needed. Steps on the next screen.
Mark every tenon with a knife line around all faces before sawing. The saw has a wall to follow; drift dies.
Six tenon cheeks on scrap, checking each against the line. I'll look at a photo of the six and tell you which habit is holding.
Work it apart gently — don't lever against the leg.
Two strokes of your plane gives a shaving the right thickness. Dry-fit: snug, not forced.
PVA on both faces. Wipe squeeze-out now — it stains the finish later.
Loop rope around the legs, twist tight with a stick, leave overnight. Jua kali clamp — as good as steel here.
“Gundi hii inakauka saa ngapi kabla sijaendelea?”
(How long does this glue dry before I continue?)
Tenon gaps in 3 of your last 4 pieces (assessments #12, #14, #15 — tap to view). Root habit each time: freehand cheek cuts. Monday's drill targets exactly this.
Direction, not labels. You're closing the gap — literally.
Joint tight, frame square. This is KSh 3,800–4,000 work now, not 3,000 work.
1 comeback prevented (≈ KSh 600 saved) · 1 habit changed · drill Monday · certification progress: 3 of 10 clean assessments
That's the basic loop. Flip to + EXTENDED for the marketplace: tools, jobs, and sketch-to-workplan →
3.4 km · Kariobangi · rented 6× · ★ 4.5
KSh 300 + KSh 500 refundable deposit · M-Pesa on pickup · Musa's shed, Gikomba B.
Idle tools become income for Musa; Yusuf takes a KSh 12,000 order he'd have refused. The cluster already lends informally — the app adds discovery, booking, and a deposit.
Earned from 14 assessed pieces, gap trend improving 5 months straight. Self-claims can't earn badges — only assessed work can.
Wamalwa Furniture, Kariobangi needs 2 fundis with Joint work L3+ for one week (school desks order, starts Monday).
| Piece | Size (mm) | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Top boards, cypress | 1000 × 125 × 25 | 4 |
| Legs | 420 × 50 × 50 | 4 |
| Aprons | 870 / 370 × 70 × 25 | 2+2 |
| Shelf slats | 876 × 90 × 18 | 5 |
Cut list → square legs → tenons (knife-line all faces — your drill!) → aprons → dry fit → glue-up → shelf → sand 80/120/180 → finish. Timber ≈ KSh 2,400 · hardware & finish ≈ KSh 450.
Covers materials, 2.5 days' labour at your rate, and profit. Below 5,500 you're paying the customer.