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c/cabinetmakersleelewisleelewis14d agoProlific Poster

Heard a guy at the lumberyard say something that stuck with me

Was picking up some cherry boards yesterday and overheard an older cabinetmaker tell his apprentice "your first five kitchens are all practice". Made me stop and think. I've been beating myself up over a couple of small gaps on a job last week where the client didn't even notice. Maybe I need to cut myself some slack and just keep building. Anybody else ever hear something simple that changed how you look at your work?
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patricia317
patricia31714d agoMost Upvoted
Wait, only the first five? That means some of these guys are still learning after ten kitchens? Ngl that makes me feel better about my own early screw ups.
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park.abby
park.abby14d ago
Read somewhere that even master cabinetmakers still find mistakes in their own work years later. It's about getting better not perfect.
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