Since moving into our new house last year, I have hung dozens of pictures and shelves. Okay, maybe not dozens, but very likely a dozen. Every time, the challenges are the same: what is the best location, where are the studs, and is it level?
While not immediately obvious, we always do reach a consensus of where best to hang the shelf or picture.
I am also fortunate to have a trusting family that doesn’t second-guess my ability to mount things level. However, I have certainly hung more than one where my “helper” is peering over my shoulder at the level and reminding me that it’s slightly slanted.
“Thanks, but why don’t you try levelling this a round clock?”
Not only is this not helpful, but it actually makes the process more aggravating. Sometimes I want to use the level in a very different way from which it was intended.
Besides that, I find playing “find the stud” is irritating enough (I’m pretty sure that whoever framed my house was an M.C. Escher fan). Instead of a stud finder, I need a pair of X-ray goggles. Or a treasure map.
While I’m still saving up for X-ray goggles and searching for that map, I have found a solution to make finding level easier, and I recently got to try it mounting one of my #WSBO wall shelves. Check it out: the First Guess Gravity Gauge.
Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 
April Fools to you too!
Another problem solver from Flair Woodworks! The anti-theft device really sets this apart from the competition.
On bubble levels the center should have a window at the top, I think you had yours upside down. I actually check my levels against a known good one & mark one side with “This side toward user”. I have found some that had a good amount of discrepancy.
I did enjoy the humor in your April Fool’s post!