silly mistakes

#1 04-20-2002, 10:42 PM

anyone else make dumb mistakes sometimes? A few years back I carved a santa and was carving the hands seperate. I carved two nice hands, problem was they were both the left one ( I did notice before I glued them in though). The reason I remembered this is I pulled another one yesterday. Finishing the boots on a charcature I am doing, I made a stop cut for the heel notch, then proceeded to slope the boot from the heel to the stop cut. :P I did manage to discise that boo boo as well. Good thing I like this stuff or I could get frustrated real easy. Anyone in the market for a left hand?

Dave

AlArchie · #2 04-21-2002, 12:05 PM

Gee, Dave, I've NEVER made a silly mistake! Â*At least none that I was able to correct as easy as yours. Â*Most of mine have involved power tools and injuries, so I'm not going to elaborate on my stupidity. Â*suffice it to say that I'm still in possession of all extremities, although some are in various stages of scarring! Â* :'( was Â* Â*

is!

Al

Captain_Bandaid · #3 04-21-2002, 04:30 PM

I have made more mistakes than you can shake a whittled stick at. Tried to learn from each of them, though. Amazing what you can do with wood filler, epoxy putty, and some paint!

AlArchie · #4 04-21-2002, 05:22 PM

You're right Capt. and Super Glue works wonders on small lacerations, too! Stings a bit, though. Wonders of modern science.

Oh, ya, Bandaids still work too; keep the chips flyin'!

Al

#5 05-02-2002, 11:27 AM

I read once that a wise man learns from his mistakes. Accepting that this statement is true, then I understand it to say that even WISE men, make mistakes, they simply have the wisdom to learn from them.
Gave myself a headache on this one, think I'll lie down.

#6 05-02-2002, 11:38 AM

Â* Â*Sorry, I sent the message twice by (mistake) :-[ :-[ :-[

Captain_Bandaid · #7 05-02-2002, 11:40 AM

I think a truly wise man learns from OTHER peoples mistakes!

#8 05-02-2002, 11:43 AM

Could have a point there Captain, at the very least it has got to be cheaper ,as well as less painful.

#9 05-16-2002, 02:27 PM

Not that I've been in the carving biz long, but 'twas a very silly thing to do when I began whittling on a block of wood before I knew what I was going to carve. I finally came up with one thing and had to change my mind due to the dimensions, leaving the finished miniature with a permanent stop cut up the backside.

Also, be *very* careful how thin you make your chains... make 'em too thin, and you'll break links in half until you're down from eight links to three... oh well...

~Andrew, aka He-Who-Queries-the-Unquestionable-and-Wonders-Why-He-Gets-So-Few-Answers