Learn Handtool Woodworking: Episode 7 Be the Idiot

Be willing to be the idiot. Don't let pride slow down your woodworking progress by preventing you from reaching out for help to get better.
In this video I discuss my reluctance to engage with woodworkers better than me how it has slowed my woodworking improvement

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[@AncientCityCraftworks]

Thank you

[@csstatham]

As an amateur, I have always held that ignorance of others opinions on a subject can be a superpower. Having someone to rely on for help is wonderful, but attempting a project using a technique you have never tried before with no preconceived ideas about the difficulty involved can make your attempt a lot more successful. I own more reference books than I have internet forum bookmarks. I'd rather try unsuccessfully 100 times to do something, gaining information along the way, than have one person convince me that what I am attempting is impossible. Does my work suck? Yeah, some of it is horrible, but what I do well has been accomplished through perseverance and patience. I admire what others can accomplish, but I know for a fact I am capable if I put the effort into a project rather than convince myself I will never be able to gain the skills to make it work.

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@@csstatham Thanks for your perspective. It sounds to me like you are enjoying the process of working things out and trying different techniques, taking joy in the journey as much as the destination. I don't know if your process requires or fosters patience and perseverance but both are admirable and necessary.