SWMBO has given me a few. My customers (a small number since its a
hobby!) have. Me??? Never! I'm my own worst critic.
Grant
[email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] (Bri) wrote:
>
> >...on a project??
> >I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
> >I'm sure I could've done it better.
>
> Sure, I've given myself a 10 but then I spent some time in Japan and
> they us a different rating system ;)
>
> Wes
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:22:15 GMT, "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Nope. 9.5 is my personal best, and that's only referenced to my own level of
>ability, not to the real world's. Compared to a real craftsman's work, I'm
>maybe a 7.
I just hope that God grades on a curve.
If not, I'm in deep shit.
Regards, Tom
Tom Watson - Woodworker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
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"charlieb" wrote in message
> No blood?
In my case, there is always a drop or two on every project, lots more sweat,
and this time, even tears. I could join the band.
>
> I'd have driven the screw through the face frame
> INTO my finger - ditto for the brad. Avoid using
> the cement nail shooter.
Done that! ... only needed to do it once though, many years ago.
I learn real fast from pain ... obviously not so fast when it comes to
planning, cutting and/or measuring.
> Should I deduct points for Bondo?
Welp, in this case I bought the local Woodcraft out of their tubes of
"Golden Oak", stainable, wood filler. As I've said before, with all my
experience hiding screwups, I been seriously thinking about buying a case of
latex caulk and joining the local trim carpenter's union ... but I think you
have to speak spanish.
> When you don't start out with a plan, with its
> expectations, you're guaranteed at least a 7.
Ahhhh ... a loophole in the satisfaction category. Ill take that into
account next time.
Thanks ...
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"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:22:15 GMT, "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Nope. 9.5 is my personal best, and that's only referenced to my own level
of
> >ability, not to the real world's. Compared to a real craftsman's work,
I'm
> >maybe a 7.
>
> I just hope that God grades on a curve.
>
> If not, I'm in deep shit.
I tell my students that they better hope God grades on a curve, cause I
don't. That cleans out the riffraff.
The rest stick around and find out that I cut a good deal of slack.
Bob
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:27:40 -0800, charlieb <[email protected]>
pixelated:
>No blood?
>
>I'd have driven the screw through the face frame
>INTO my finger - ditto for the brad. Avoid using
>the cement nail shooter.
I've had a screw or two hit a finger coming out the
other side. <grumble, grumble>
>Should I deduct points for Bondo?
Not if you stain and poly it afterwards. Then deduct
all points (and 100 extras) for doing the trio.
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"Bri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...on a project??
> I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
> I'm sure I could've done it better.
The only people who would give themselves a 10 are the people who cannot
nail two boards together and have it come out right. My late brother-in-law
was always showing off his "perfect" craftsmanship. There were times when I
just barely made it out of the room before I started laughing.
"A man's reach should exceed his grasp...." ~ Robert Burns
-- Ernie
In article <[email protected]>,
Mike Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <zIsZa.37025$A%[email protected]>, bonomi@c-
>ns. says...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Bri <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >...on a project??
>> Heck yes. All too regularly, in fact.
>> But I'm using a scale maximum of one hundred. <wry grin>
>
>Oh yeah. Frequently. Of course, my scale is "number of fingers remaining
>at completion of project". :-)
Shhhh!! SawStop may want to hire you as a poster child.
"Ernie Jurick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Bri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > ...on a project??
> > I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
> > I'm sure I could've done it better.
>
> The only people who would give themselves a 10 are the people who cannot
> nail two boards together and have it come out right. My late
brother-in-law
> was always showing off his "perfect" craftsmanship. There were times when
I
> just barely made it out of the room before I started laughing.
> "A man's reach should exceed his grasp...." ~ Robert Burns
> -- Ernie
"A man's got to be aware of his limitations."
Dirty Harry
In article <zIsZa.37025$A%[email protected]>, bonomi@c-
ns. says...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Bri <[email protected]> wrote:
> >...on a project??
> Heck yes. All too regularly, in fact.
> But I'm using a scale maximum of one hundred. <wry grin>
Oh yeah. Frequently. Of course, my scale is "number of fingers remaining
at completion of project". :-)
--
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If this is class warfare, my class is winning.
-- Warren Buffett
Nope. 9.5 is my personal best, and that's only referenced to my own level of
ability, not to the real world's. Compared to a real craftsman's work, I'm
maybe a 7.
Bob
"Bri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...on a project??
> I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
> I'm sure I could've done it better.
This one started out as a honest to goodness Bo Derrick "10" in my visions
... then:
Dropped arbor nut and washer in cabinet saw full of saw dust while changing
back to dado stack to widen some dadoes that were a scooch too tight. (This
should of clued me in as to the way the day was going, but I was too busy
wondering where all that damn sawdust came from?)
Changed back to a combo blade, but noticed that I somehow missed one dado in
a carcass panel that got left on the other side of the shop. Had to
re-assemble dado stack and set up again for one 4 1/2" cut. (Definitely
shoulda' quit after dropping the nut and washer.)
Gouged the QSWO face frame, not once, but twice, while routing it flush to
the case sides. It really didn't need flushing up that bad, but I had to do
it any ^$^%# way.
Measured three times and cut the last piece of QSWO for bottom leg and trim
1/8" too short for the 22 1/2 degree miter joint. Cutting the next piece
1/8th" too long made it stick up 1/8" proud of the short piece ... I damn
well knew it would, but I ^$^%# did it anyway.
With glue on the cleats drying, battery for cordless drill died, fini, won't
take a charge.
Grabbed spare battery and immediately broke off bit in carcass side drilling
pilot hole for wood screw ... forever there it shall remain.
Spare (now main, and only) battery for cordless drill went tits up 30
minutes later during glue up of other side braces and cleats. (That's two
DeWally 18v suckers gone in six months!)
Grabbed trusty old 3/8" corded drill and immediately drilled pilot hole too
low and put woodscrew though front of cabinet where face frame meets trim.
On next hole, trusty corded drill quit running in anything but reverse ...
after 20 years of service ... at least got to 'back out' above screw.
Now completely drillless, with more glue drying, desperate enough to
remember Norm, 'Brad nailer til the glue dries' jammed on first shot (for
the first time ever) and took 30 minutes to take apart and clear.
SWMBO's TV cabinet is alive and well, and she loves it ... but I have a hard
time even looking at it.
"4.5" .. maybe? .... after good day in the shop and a Jack Daniels in
hand.
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"Tom Watson" wrote in message
> On 10 Aug 2003 03:58:37 -0700, [email protected] (Bri) wrote:
>
> >...on a project??
> >I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
> >I'm sure I could've done it better.
>
> Yeah, I give myself a ten each time I think up a new project.
>
> As me and the project adjust to reality
>
> We find ourselves out of the realm of double figures
>
> Sometimes more quickly than others
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Tom Watson - Woodworker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
On 10 Aug 2003 03:58:37 -0700, [email protected] (Bri) wrote:
>...on a project??
>I haven't. Highest is an 8.5
>I'm sure I could've done it better.
Yeah, I give myself a ten each time I think up a new project.
As me and the project adjust to reality
We find ourselves out of the realm of double figures
Sometimes more quickly than others
Regards, Tom
Tom Watson - Woodworker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson