Hand Tools
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Perspective () Jim Matthews
This is perhaps the best description of nuance I've read, and an explanation of why paid instructors apply dogma when training beginners.
When starting out *any* repeatable method will do. It's only after sawing a half mile or planing a basketball court can a user register feedback from tools and materials.
"If a beginner takes to heart the concern over some bit on a stone resulting in a 0.001" line on a chiseled dovetail socket they risk getting bogged down with irrelevant worries and never make a piece of practical furniture."
(Practice musical scales until automatic)
"On the other hand, a piece of practical furniture may not be a goal. An hour of peace in the shop may be the goal."
(Music theory and composition)
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