Comments on: How to develop and practice woodworking skills http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/ inside the woodshop Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-37770 Rob Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:36:38 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-37770 Well, practice makes habit, and hopefully better habit. Rob Well, practice makes habit, and hopefully better habit.
Rob

]]> By: Marc http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-37686 Marc Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:12:59 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-37686 Practice makes perfect! Haste makes waste! Practice makes perfect!

Haste makes waste!

]]> By: Axel http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-35107 Axel Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:26:31 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-35107 Thank you. I am a proffesional trombone player and you are absolutely right. This is exactly what it's about. The hours! /A Thank you. I am a proffesional trombone player and you are absolutely right. This is exactly what it’s about. The hours!

/A

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-31956 Rob Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:07:45 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-31956 Woody, Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean about watching and reading. In that mode, there's no chance of making a mistake, all things seem possible, and you never have to empty the dust collector. But then . . . Happy woodworking, Rob Woody,

Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean about watching and reading. In that mode, there’s no chance of making a mistake, all things seem possible, and you never have to empty the dust collector. But then . . .

Happy woodworking,

Rob

]]> By: Woody Smith http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-31941 Woody Smith Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:03:05 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-31941 Rob, I'll have to admit that you had my curiosity up with the title and then the picture of the saw on top of the book pages. Then it all made sense when you said this: "Think about what went wrong, tune your tools, test the limits of accuracy, and experiment. This is like practicing scales in learning a musical instrument." I think that is excellent advice for anyone who wants to get better at woodworking. Generally speaking, I definitely spend too much time watching and reading and not enough time digging in and making mistakes in the shop. I think you've given some really good advice here...now off to practice, practice, practice. :) Rob,
I’ll have to admit that you had my curiosity up with the title and then the picture of the saw on top of the book pages.

Then it all made sense when you said this: “Think about what went wrong, tune your tools, test the limits of accuracy, and experiment. This is like practicing scales in learning a musical instrument.”

I think that is excellent advice for anyone who wants to get better at woodworking. Generally speaking, I definitely spend too much time watching and reading and not enough time digging in and making mistakes in the shop.

I think you’ve given some really good advice here…now off to practice, practice, practice. :)

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-5684 Rob Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:28:58 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-5684 John, Thanks for the wonderful comment which, in turn, inspires me to continue writing. Best wishes for your woodworking. Rob John,

Thanks for the wonderful comment which, in turn, inspires me to continue writing. Best wishes for your woodworking.

Rob

]]> By: John Burton http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-5682 John Burton Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:53:08 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-5682 Rob Thanks so much for the blog about getting around to making something instead of practicing. I am a cellist who has been practicing dovetails for weeks, since my class on them. I went and made a drawer for my shop cabinets and it turned out just right! Not pretty but I did it. My etudes have become a piece of music and I can take it to the next step! Thanks for all you are doing to inspire us. John Burton Rob
Thanks so much for the blog about getting around to making something instead of practicing. I am a cellist who has been practicing dovetails for weeks, since my class on them. I went and made a drawer for my shop cabinets and it turned out just right! Not pretty but I did it. My etudes have become a piece of music and I can take it to the next step! Thanks for all you are doing to inspire us.
John Burton

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-5228 Rob Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:05:23 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-5228 Rick, Thanks for the comment. We're all students. Rob Rick,

Thanks for the comment. We’re all students.

Rob

]]> By: Rick Lasita http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/how-to-develop-and-practice-woodworking-skills/#comment-5225 Rick Lasita Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:55:01 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=660#comment-5225 "you will never stop making mistakes. You will, however, understand them and know what to do despite them". Rob, great perspective and the quote is really powerful when you think about it. As I think back, I was so reluctant to try sharpening a tool because I just knew I would screw it up, and the same thought process applied with dovetails, turning on a lathe, etc. Maybe it was my own high expectation settings, maybe it was reading about those regarded as "masters" in working wood and figuring my work would never be as good as theirs, but know, many mistakes later, I can accept my current skill level, understand the mistake, and figure out how to correct it. Working wood, music, golf, cooking, whatever the endevor, we are always learning. Thanks for the post. Rick “you will never stop making mistakes. You will, however, understand them and know what to do despite them”. Rob, great perspective and the quote is really powerful when you think about it. As I think back, I was so reluctant to try sharpening a tool because I just knew I would screw it up, and the same thought process applied with dovetails, turning on a lathe, etc. Maybe it was my own high expectation settings, maybe it was reading about those regarded as “masters” in working wood and figuring my work would never be as good as theirs, but know, many mistakes later, I can accept my current skill level, understand the mistake, and figure out how to correct it. Working wood, music, golf, cooking, whatever the endevor, we are always learning. Thanks for the post. Rick

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