Swore by my grandfather's old wooden levels for 5 years until I tried a digital one

I grew up using his 4-foot mahogany level from the 60s. Thought digital was just a gimmick for guys with too much money. Then I was framing a deck last summer and the sun hit the bubble just wrong. Eye-balled it and the whole thing was off by almost an inch after 20 feet. Borrowed a buddy's digital level and the thing pinged at dead zero in 2 seconds. Went out and bought a stabila digital the next day. Anyone else have an old tool they finally gave up on?

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wader711h ago

Almost an inch off after 20 feet? That's the kind of mistake that keeps me up at night. I bet your grandfather would have had a thing or two to say about that.

baker.christopher6m ago

@wader71 close but the error was actually nearer a half-inch, not almost an inch.