See that same pattern with any tool you get good at. You stop thinking about the hammer and start thinking about the house. The real work moves from your hands to your head.

Just be careful with the dog poop thing, that could actually be illegal in some places. Your mowing idea was way smarter lol.

Used to always grab the smaller tool for speed. Learned the hard way on a cherry cabinet job just like your maple. That extra setup time is nothing compared to the hours you lose making extra passes. Now I always pick the machine that gives me a single pass, even if it takes longer to get ready. It feels slower at the start but you finish the whole job way faster.

My code once needed its own zip code.

That "just pass inspection" attitude is how buildings get a bad name. You're right to fix that door gap, because who wants to be the guy who did the bare minimum on a bank everyone uses?