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Being anal is really annoying
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 29, 2008, 10:05:51 am ---I'm at the point where I just have to live with it (this is already my second attempt). I've invested about 10 hours so far into this piece I'm working with and I just can't start over now. Plus, there's no guarantee I won't be off by a hair the next time! I'm going to have to hope I can sand precisely...
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Good. This is a good excercise for you. Practice ignoring it. It'll go away. Don't be the guy who points out all the flaws of his work to others as if they are HUGE. I've seen your work. It's quality. Only you'll know that it wasn't perfect with your standards.
shardian:
I see even the tiniest flaws in the work I do. The perfectionist side of me was turning 1 hour jobs into 10 hour jobs. I finally had to get over it and accept that I'm not a master carpenter and never will be. Since then I have been getting much more accomplished in my limited hobby time.
ChadTower:
I have to learn that lesson. I go way overboard on small projects too and then am still not happy with the results. I'll see a flaw that no one else would ever notice. Gotta get better at evaluating how much return there is for doing it the big long anal way vs doing it the reasonable way (e.g. stripping crown molding of paint vs just painting over what is already there).
RayB:
I've got t-molding nicks from installing t-molding before the last of the other parts...
Small cut on control panel overlay corner by accident...
It is incredibly disheartening to see your "new" creation have imperfections, but alas, you just live with it or touch up as necessary.
One tip: Don't point out the flaws to others.. Truth is most people don't notice the details.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 29, 2008, 11:12:30 am ---
I have to learn that lesson. I go way overboard on small projects too and then am still not happy with the results. I'll see a flaw that no one else would ever notice. Gotta get better at evaluating how much return there is for doing it the big long anal way vs doing it the reasonable way (e.g. stripping crown molding of paint vs just painting over what is already there).
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I put off doing the trim work in my basement for months because I felt I needed to read instruction books, get advice, get special tools, blah blah blah. Finally, I just said screw it and went to work. I learned as I went, and considered any gap 1/8" or less to be good work. The end result looks very good, and I feel much better about it because I saw results very quickly. Besides, there is color matched caulk for touch-ups. ;D