Roger Tulk
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I have a number of unfinished projects because sometimes I get to a point where I am afraid of the next step, thinking it's something that I probably am going to screw up. This is fair, because I've screwed up my share of things in my lifetime. One of those projects has to be restarted because the carefully measured parts have developed some unwanted curves. I wonder if anyone else suffers from this syndrome, where you leave a job because you aren't sure you can complete it properly.
I have grabbed the bull by the horns this spring and am working on two wooden planes I wanted to build, and some cutting boards for friends. No fear of the cutting boards, but I was concerned about the planes. I have them underway and one is nearing completion, and turned out to be less difficult than I expected. I just realized this spring that if I screw up the job, I can always buy more wood and start again.
Just me thinking about the jobs as I was putting my tools away for the night...
I have grabbed the bull by the horns this spring and am working on two wooden planes I wanted to build, and some cutting boards for friends. No fear of the cutting boards, but I was concerned about the planes. I have them underway and one is nearing completion, and turned out to be less difficult than I expected. I just realized this spring that if I screw up the job, I can always buy more wood and start again.
Just me thinking about the jobs as I was putting my tools away for the night...