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When we were having our house remodeled, the contractor used a 1 inch
square piece of wood with all the cabinet measurements on it. I
haven't seen anyone else use this system of making cabinets. Is this
an old system not used any more? Can't really find anything of much
substance on the internet either. Thanks for your time and efforts.

Don

Not to be confused with "tick-sticking". An art indeed. Used to
duplicate complex 3-D shapes. I use it all the time.