On planing boards
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Little, repeatable steps beat big plans almost every time. Most of what I know about joinery came from getting it wrong first.
Where it started
The first twelve weeks were chiefly about unlearning. I would rather do one thing carefully than five things quickly. A friend once described dovetails as quiet work, and the phrase stuck.
I am still not sure I have it right, but it is closer. Most of the work happens before any cutting starts. The best advice I got was simply to slow down. Between finishing and planing boards, the second one taught me more.
The middle part
This started as a quick note and gradually turned into something longer. In April the light changes, and so does the work. The result is not perfect, but it is truthful. The workbench is the first project and never the last.
The trick, if there is one, is to leave enough room for mistakes. For a long time I treated walnut as an afterthought.
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