My Least Favorite Portion of a Project

[Mavrik]

I love the design.
I hate sanding.
But the ultimate moment is applying Danish Oil ... with that delicious smell ... and watching the wood come to life.

 

[Wood_Junkie]

Hadn't seen this poll before.  I dislike stock prep.

It is the step(s) in between concept, design, planning and thinking.... and actually doing woodwork.

Here's a metaphor to illustrate my view of it:  Going to a movie theater show
Step 1:  Looking forward to it, getting excited, finding out info, planning
Step 2:  Buy tickets and go to the toilet.  Find a seat.
Step 3:  Enjoy the movie-- the show, the story, the popcorn, blah blah.  At the end you at least have the satisfaction of being done, even if it was a waste of time or a disappointment.

... Guess which step is akin to stock prep?  [wink]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I want to change mine to getting started.

that usually involves cleaning up a mess.

 

[nickao]

Cleaning up for sure.

 

[Sparktrician]

Clean-up doesn't bother me; I know I'm done at that point.  Finishing is just tedious, especially when I find a dog hair in the finish.  

[crying]

 

[nickao]

I am starting to find my own hair as well as the dogs. 

 

[Sparktrician]

I am starting to find my own hair as well as the dogs. 

Wish I had some hair to find... 

[sad]

 

[wnagle]

Nickao,

Why don't you like cleaning up???  Look at all the unopened forgotten tools you found this week! 

 

[nickao]

hehe

If you saw my shop you would slap me. It is a nightmare and I just do not want to clean it up. I would like to pay a helper to do it, but I have never found anyone that could do a nice job.

I guess all next week I will continue on. Most of the tools were found in my backup space, the formal living room!

I will entertain offers on anything I have in the classified ads. make me an offer, everything guaranteed 30 days.

 

[wnagle]

I will clean your shop up for free...I'll come over, you take the wife shopping, I'll be gone when you get back.  I guarantee it will be clean!!!    [wink]

 

[nickao]

No way. I would post pics, but it may create havoc. It will take at least 3 - 8 hours days to get the place in order and fine tuned and putting everything in its place. I never get 8 hours non stop work, especially now with the kids home for break. 

If you want to give it a go I am all for it though!

 

[nickao]

Surely the least favourite part is correcting the mistakes?

Richard.

I don't know about you, but my projects are a series of mishaps(not mistakes) and me hiding each one and then building upon them until the project is complete. 

 

[tbellemare]

I guarantee it will be clean!!!

Did you mean, "cleaned out", Wayne?

Tom

 

[nickao]

Aha, I get that now!

 

[wnagle]

Tom,

We're talking spotless!!!  [laughing]

Actually when I'm in the middle of a project and start spending more time looking for my tools, I stop and put everything away and clean up, then go back to my project.  I can't stand searching for tools and tripping over myself.  I don't have one of those pristine clean shops at all, but it isn't all cluttered up either.

 

[HowardH]

I'm surprised so many of us hate finishing.  It's one of my favorite things.  This is true especially since I got my 4 stage turbine sprayer.  Makes a complete novice/idiot like me look like I know what I'm doing!  Boy, do I have them fooled!  Stock prep is my thing.  What a waste of time.  For .20 a b/f, my local supplier will S2S my lumber for me.  Well worth it.  All I have to do is some light sanding and it's ready for finish. 

 

[PaulMarcel]

I'm with Richard... correcting mistakes.  It seems the more utilitarian a project is, the more likely I'll screw something up just because it isn't particularly interesting in the first place.  I'm thinking about the laundry-room cabinets I messed up today.  All fixed, but that's not the interesting part.