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When I was a child in school, we had to cut a piece of paper in the shape of a flower with a hole in the middle, to put around an utensil as a gift. When I cut
by lukebitts 4y ago
When I was a child in school, we had to cut a piece of paper in the shape of a flower with a hole in the middle, to put around an utensil as a gift. When I cut my flower and tried to fit it in the utensil, the hole was a bit smaller than I needed. I was ready to cut a full circle around the hole when a teacher told me “sometimes all you need is just a little bit” and she cut the smallest piece of paper and suddenly the flower fit perfectly. 30 years later I’ve followed her advice too many times to count, more than any advice I got from my parents
- derwiki 4y agoThis is probably too literal an interpretation, but it’s similar to some of the best advice I’ve received for woodworking: sneak up on the cut. When I need to cut a piece of wood to an exact precision, I end up making 5-10 cuts to shave off a tiny piece of the end, check if it’s right, and shave again if needed.
- Doxin 4y agoSame with lathe/mill work. You repeatedly remove about 90% of the remaining material that needs to be removed, until you're within tolerance. Trying to aim for removing 100% will mean you'll definitely overshoot.
- qup 4y agoI got a similar lesson in kindergarten, about glue: "A little dab'll do ya" (it's said kinda like a tongue twister, it's fun to say)