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My client in Tacoma said he'd rather have a drawer that lasts 20 years than a cabinet that looks perfect for 5.
He told me that while pointing at a tiny gap in a dovetail joint I was stressing over, and it made me question if I focus too much on invisible perfection over real durability in my builds.
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drew8056mo ago
Chill out, it's just a drawer. That tiny gap won't make it fall apart.
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the_avery6mo ago
Remember my grandpa's old workbench, the one he built in his garage. The top was covered in deep cuts and dark stains, and the legs were a bit wobbly. He used that thing almost every day for forty years. I used to think it was kind of ugly, but now I get it. The stuff that gets used hard isn't supposed to look perfect, it's just supposed to hold together.
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