I read a thing on a print shop forum where a guy went through 3 full rolls of vinyl before he found out the pinch roller on his plotter had a flat spot. The blade was fine the whole time. He had it in his head that the plotter was dying because that's the big expensive thing you stare at, so you figure it has to be the problem. Nobody ever thinks to check the cheap little part first. I've started replacing blades and rollers before I touch anything else, because it's almost never the machine.

Yeah I noticed the same thing on a place up near Saratoga last fall. All the pegs on the bents were cut flush and sanded smooth, which honestly looks clean but it's a tell. Old school guys leave them proud so the peg can be tapped out later if a joint ever needs work. When they're flush you can't get a punch on them without chewing up the wood. I asked a guy I know who's been framing for 30 years and he said it's usually a crew trying to save time, since flush cutting is way faster with a flush cut saw than fitting each peg by hand. Not saying it's wrong, but it's a shortcut for sure.