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		wlesieutre on Feb 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why software engineers like woodworking (2021) > You have 300 operations to step through and if you mess one up you probably need to start over. I’ve heard a couple of people say that the #1 skill of master woodworkers is fixing mistakes. Keep at it and you (usually) won’t have to start over.

bradly on Feb 12, 2024 [–]

I help teach woodworking and there is a lot of truth in this. There are very few mistakes in wood that cannot be fixed.

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