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[Cloudy]

Hubris and ego can be a *****! I've been working on my largest project to date... and messed it up. I continued though- hoping it work really be okay. When I stopped and admitted to myself and my customer I had erred big time and had to start over... WHAT a relief. Lesson learned and tuition paid!

 

[scott99]

Hi, sorry to hear of your troubles. Everybody errs one time or another,just another of the little bumps that make things interesting, I hope it is all resolved without too much cost.

scott99

 

[KCSteve]

How's it go?

"Experience allows you to avoid mistakes. Mistakes are what give you experience."

 

[rayf24]

As they say a man who has not made a mistake has never done anything.

If I had a dollar for each of my mistakes five or six of us could retire wealthy.
Ray

 

[DKanger]

Cloudy,
While we've got you on the line.......

I was watching the Woodwright's Shop this morning and it was about planes. Roy's guest had an engraved jack plane. It had a border of scrollwork and a carpenter's square engraved in the major space. I immediately thought of you and wondered if it was your work.

 

[Cloudy]

Yes, that plane was commissioned by Chris Schwartz and done by me. Thanks for noticing!

 

[monk]

cloudy: i know how you feel. have had the experience so many times, well i could probably start a 'support group" for those souls in need of uplifting.

 

[LVVP]

"Experience allows you to avoid mistakes. Mistakes are what give you experience."

I agreed with Steve

 

[Southern Custom]

I feel your pain Katherine. Been there more than once. Every time has been a lesson. Some of the smaller mistakes have helped me avoid even larger pitfalls later down the road. Still makes you a little sick every time it happens though.
Hope the next one goes well!
Layne

 

[Eugene Carkoski]

I was watching PBS, Bob Ross painting show and he had a complete show on fixing his mistakes, I think the secret there is learning how to fix your mistakes or cover them up. misspelling is probably the worst.

 

[Beladran]

bob ross was the man! guy could paint a work of art in 20 min and make it look so effortless with his "happy trees" "happy clouds" lol