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When we were having our house remodeled, the contractor used a 1 inch
respectfully snipped
Don

I've heard "story board", "story stick", and "preacher board". I never
heard the word "history"
used in this context.

In the 70's a guy told me that
if I used a thin piece of lumber on doors and marked the hinge butts on it,
I could easily transfer
the measurements to the new door/jamb, etc. Other door specifications were
also written on
the wood. Asking why it was called a preacher board, he said that it
"never lied". (this young
carpenter's helper was impressionable at the time.)

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