The Fine Art of Slowing Down

Article - August 8, 2011

I’m nearing the end of the Adirondack Chair project and I constantly need to remind myself to slow down. Even after doing this woodworking thing for quite some time now, I still have a tendency to rush during some of the most critical parts of the project. Am I just naturally impatient? Am I just sick of seeing the project in my shop? Do I like taking needless risks and making my life more difficult? Truth is, I don’t know! It could be a combination of all of those. Yes, I’m a flawed woodworker. And I bet you are too! But before you hang your head in shame, remember, we don’t have to give in to our baser instincts. If we recognize the problem, we are half way to resolving it.

So let’s discuss some of the key areas where rushing will really bite you in the butt. I’ll go first. For me, most of these issues are toward the end of the project so that’s where I’ll focus. I will also provide some suggestions for avoiding these common pitfalls.

Surface Preparation

When getting parts ready for finish, I have a fairly standard sanding regimen: 80 grit – 120 grit – 180 grit. But there are sometimes when the evil dude on my shoulder tells me I can get away with just using 180 grit and calling it a day. Do you know what happens every dang time I do that? I regret it! If you use power tools to mill your stock, like jointers and planers, you are guaranteed to have milling marks on the surface that are barely discernible. Usually they appear as light and dark stripes across the width of the board. Sometimes you can actually feel the washboard effect and sometimes not. So its really important to sand the board thoroughly at a fairly low grit to ensure these marks are removed. To make matters worse, if you do just sand with 180, the surface might look great initially. That is, until you put several coats of finish on it. Sometimes you can’t even see it until the light hits it at just the right angle. Usually that angle happens to be from the most common vantage points in my house. So don’t skip grits. And even if a surface feels smooth, be sure to sand thoroughly with each grit in your regimen for the best results. Better yet, start using your card scraper and smoothing plane more. They are faster, cleaner, and you look cool using them!

Glueups

When its time for assembly, I sometimes dive in head first slathering the joints with glue and banging the parts together. Unfortunately, as soon as glue is involved, joints suddenly seem to tighten up and all hell breaks loose. The end result is a crooked project, open joints, and worse yet, busted project parts because you had to use a hammer to separate them. So instead of jumping in blindly, do at least one dry assembly. Work out your clamping strategy ahead of time and make sure all your clamps, glue, glue brushes, rollers, rags, and anything else you need are within arms reach. You don’t want to be running around the shop searching for a caul while your joints are swelling from the moisture in the glue. You should also consider using a glue with a longer open time on those really complicated glueups. No harm in giving yourself a little more breathing room.

Finishing

I probably don’t even need to go into detail on this one do I? We’ve all done it. Rushing any part of the finishing process is just a bad idea. Putting coats on before previous coats are dry, not sanding between coats, trying to cover problems with more finish instead of fixing them, using an inappropriate finish just because its easier or your more comfortable with it, and the list can go on and on. Do a little research, pick the right finish for the job, practice on scrap, and then finish your project.

Finishing the Finish

Nearly every project I make receives at least some post-finishing treatment to smooth the surface to perfection. I know my shop conditions are not perfect, nor are my spraying, brushing and wiping techniques. Fortunately, I know how to buff the surface after the fact so no one is the wiser. But the trick is, you need to give the finish some time to cure. If you can wait a few days before doing this final buffing, you’ll be rewarded with a nice smooth finish that will even make other woodworkers stop and wonder how you did it. I usually bring the project into the house for a couple weeks. This way I get the immediate gratification of seeing the completed project in my home, while buying myself some valuable curing time. A couple weekends later, I can bring the project back to the shop or simply do the post finishing treatment in the house.

There are many techniques for doing this final smoothing ranging from a complicated series of rubbing compounds to simply rubbing the surface with a brown paper bag. My favorite method involves abrading the surface with a Festool Platin abrasive pad and some lubricant (water, mineral spirits, mineral oil, etc..). Since this is more or less a “wet-sanding” method, you can actually get away with doing this procedure inside the home.

What areas of the woodworking process have you found yourself rushing though and how did you stop the madness??

Discussion

John August 8, 2011 8:10 am

So so true, I tend to have one speed in the shop “light speed”. I think it relates back to life, my life is sooo busy and crazy that i can’t slow down in the shop. The shop should be the place we can all take a deep breath and just relax and slow down and enjoy what we love doing…… but easier said than done….

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G Miller August 8, 2011 8:27 am

Impatient sanding is always tough to avoid. When the only shop time i can find is in the evening after my daughter goes to bed, time is of the essence. I found if i wait to sand until the beginning of shop time as opposed to the end of the night, i will do a more thorough sanding.

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Roger Sullivan August 8, 2011 8:31 am

It always seems that any project that seems simple and easy at the beginning turns out bad in the end for me. Because the easier I think it is, the more I rush in any and all of the steps.
I find that I do better when I am challenged by a more complicated project because I take time to think it through and take more care in all of the things that make something look good in the end.

Rog

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Dave August 8, 2011 8:38 am

One that bites me often is heading to the saw too soon after marking for a cut. Seems that every time I do that without first double checking the mark I end up with pieces that are too short.

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Will August 8, 2011 9:11 am

No kidding, I suffer from this problem as well. I was making whole ton (~120) of tenons on Sunday and after making the first one I noticed if I pushed just a little too fast I could get a very very small amount of chip or tear out. The monkey on my back told me it’s not a big deal and just “go slow” and it’ll be ok. I started on my 2nd and realized who was I kidding. Off the work bench where I used my cutting gauge to score all those lines and now the rest of the tenons came out perfectly, no chip out at all, and I didn’t have to sweat each and every one of them. Come to think of it, using the cutting gauge didn’t take that long and now I’m not much better at using it. Doh!

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MikeM August 8, 2011 9:18 am

Now wait a minute! I see those guys on TV turn out great projects in less than 30 minutes! Why should it take any longer for me to complete one?!? :)

Very recently in the chat room, while Marc’s cam was up, we discussing how much time he was working just one corner of one part. That is definitely an eye opener as to how much time it really takes to complete a project.

There is definitely a push in our society to get stuff done and get it done now. Then when we go out to the shop, it is hard to realize that we may have to spend several hours on one or two parts just so we can get that perfect fit. Then there are those around us, that have never touched a table saw, who just cannot understand why it takes over a month to build an Adirondack chair, because they saw Norm do one in less than 30 minutes. :)

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Jeff August 8, 2011 9:23 am

Talk about perfect timing. I’m working on a wash basin table for my kids, and I was just getting ready to head out to the garage to start putting it all together. My mind was racing with what I needed to do. Instead of runing around like a chicken with it’s head cut off holding a random orbital sander, I need to take a deep breath and focus on the next step of the project. Instead of rushing to get the whole project done. Thanks for the article Marc!

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william swick August 8, 2011 9:49 am

Getting thing square.I just finished building a three leg table for our hallway.I square it up,what i thought was square.the center leg at top of table is off at the top.I’m not sure what I’m going to do.maybe make a new leg and saw the leg out and replace it. I guess i was not looking at it close. In a hurry.

William

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VitalBodies August 8, 2011 9:55 am

For me, making sure the initial planning is complete to the last detail. Also, as someone learning I run into not being able to find answers without spending far to long doing research. This can end up challenging as I just going forward because stuff needs to get done.

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jHop August 8, 2011 10:43 am

My kids have been diagnosed with ADHD. So the doctor has seen them, seen the results of their work, shool work, etc., and has stated there is a psybiochemical disorder they have that states their minds do not focus well on one given task for a length of time. I looked at the doctor, and jokingly asked if that was something I might have, as I rush a lot of things.

To my surprise, she stated it was possible.

There is a lot of pressure on people, myself included, to “just get it done.” it almost feels like you pop in your quarter (or whatever denomination), and out pops your finished project. Everything, from layout, to sanding, to assembling, to gluing, to finishing, I find I am trying to hurry through.

Recently, I realized that the rush through the cutting portions, which include cuts I know I’m not certain are safe but I take anyway and recutting material because I didn’t lay them out correctly, were because of my saw layout. I needed to clear out an area to use the table saw, because of the storage space restrictions around it. And, since I didn’t have a dedicated assembly area, I would rush parts together into sub assemblies without dry-fitting the whole thing.

Slowing down is not just a piece by piece requirement. It’s a whole project thing: take the project and run just doesn’t turn out well for me.

Now, since I don’t have a climate controlled shop, I really need to be cautious, and factor wood movement into everything I build. Not on the completed side, but on every aspect.

While Shannon might have the rights to ADHD woodworking, I think I’m going to fully earn the rights to “tortoise woodworking.”

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Dan Drabek August 8, 2011 10:51 am

There’s never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. :->

DD

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Eric R August 8, 2011 11:19 am

I’ve been guilty on all those parts at least once. I am however trying to slow down towards project completion instead of thinking about the next project.
Thank Marc.

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Joe Proud August 8, 2011 11:29 am

I too have a tendency to do all of the above and blame it on junior high wood shop class. It seemed we were always rushed to get projects finished, cleanup our work area and turn in tools before the bell rang. I think this created a Pavlov’s Dog effect on my future wood working!

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Billiam August 8, 2011 11:42 am

I’m always too eager for everyone to see and/or start using my projects so by the time I put the last coat of finish on I’m practically bringing it in the house.

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Jeff August 8, 2011 12:49 pm

My personal demon is starting knowing there is a step that I don’t yet know how I am going to do. I think ‘I will figure it out later’.

And then I figure it out, the solution means I have back up and remake something else.

What is amazing to me is how many times I do this; each time swearing ‘never again’.

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Brendan August 8, 2011 2:45 pm

Yes, it seems that the “Warp Speed Woodworking” phenominon occurs to us all. For me that means cutting something 10x to make it fit, because I mis-measured, or was lazy enough only to measure ot the nearest inch… OR when I am too lazy to adjust something, and try to hog off way too much material with somelike like a router table, and end up launching the aforementioned piece half way across the room accompanied by me cursing everything in the book.

All the above is mostly applicable to me as well.

I will say that I fully support the statement that “woodworking is rushed because that is the way my life is”… I get home from school, during the school year, and feel like I just have way too much to do , or on the weekends that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. So I feel like I have to do everything at “hyperspeed”…

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The other other Brian August 8, 2011 6:16 pm

I was almost a victim of over working and under thinking. I don’t really see myself doing less than a thorough job sanding. But on my current project a cabinet with a shelf 5″ below the cabinet portion with a towel bar below the shelf. Now, all I was thinking about after flushing the ash edging on the 1/2″ birch ply, was ooh I’m about to sand this down tomorrow and glue it up right after that, by the next morning I’ll have stain on it and move on to finishing the next evening.

The problem? How about that 5″ gap between the open shelf and the upper cabinet? Without taking the time to think about it at work all day out of reach of my project I had the chance to think about the order of things. It looks like I’m going to have to pre stain and finish the parts before assembly. I have ideas as to mask off the glue areas, but that’s easy compared to having it all glued up and doing a horrible job trying to do everything in a very tight spot.

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David Bernier August 8, 2011 7:35 pm

So true!

And paradoxical… So much longer the projects we rush…
Taking the time will save it.

My last

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Godet August 8, 2011 7:42 pm

I couldn’t agree more, but its always nice to hear a real pro admit to it too…I think about this a lot and recently put my thoughts on the topic together here: http://www.godetfurniture.com/blog

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Jon McGrath August 8, 2011 8:03 pm

Thank you honorable Yoda and Cobra Kia Sensei, once again you have struck that impossibly discerning note… Yes, repeating to myself 10 times slowly with deep breaths, Slow Dowwwwwnnnnnn. Thank you for the continued instruction – this advice goes for far more than woodworking, we could all use a dose of slow down, and enjoy the moment.

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Torch02 August 9, 2011 5:40 am

While there are many causes of this phenomenon, I think one surefire way to help combat it is list making. The act of making the list actually slows you down and helps you plan each step. Also, I’ll bet I’m not the only one who sees a list and feels compelled to do each step, not skipping anything if it’s written down.

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Eric Sweeney August 9, 2011 8:28 am

I agree with Torch02, making a list is huge! In a perfect world, I would plan out my project using sketchup and work out all of the details and then I would create a list of steps and then follow that list as I work on the project. In reality, I generally do a sketchup drawing and an initial cutlist and am fairly good at following it. The list of steps usually doesn’t come into play until Monday when I am back at work and start thinking about what I need to do to finish the project. You would think that I would follow the list once made but, no the list sits untouched. But, the act of making the list, does 2 things for me: It allows me to feel like I am doing something on the project and the act of making the list forces me to think about what needs to be done and work through some of the details in my head so that when I am back in the shop, I can use that information and avoid some of those costly mistakes. I still make them but, not as many.
Of course, none of that helps me with finishing. I still rush through the process too quickly, never get all of the glue cleaned up (there always seems to be a spot somewhere that I missed). I also never allow time to restain spots that need extra work – that is probably the biggest finishing goof I make in my rush to get things complete.

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Todd August 9, 2011 9:42 am

You are so right in your thought. I think I fall into the same boat as most other woodowrkers, especially when it comes to finishing.

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Jacob August 9, 2011 12:37 pm

Rushing is a huge nemesis for me. Since I am still new to the craft, rushing plus ignorance is really a problem.

But on the bright side, I rarely make the same mistake twice. And since guys like Marc, the Schwarz, Huey, et al are so free with their knowledge, the learning curve is a lot less steep.

My finishing used to be really terrible until I read a story about how the late Sam Maloof used to tell people to close their eyes and run their hands over their project. If the could feel bumps, undulations, scratch marks etc. they needed to keep at sanding/planing etc. I have adopted that technique and it has really improved my work.

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Sam G August 9, 2011 3:48 pm

Talk about using more hand planes ? here is a video i found comparing festool rotex sander and a n

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Andy August 9, 2011 8:00 pm

I think that I have been guilty of most, if not all of the tendencies for rushing a project listed, but one that has not been mentioned and one that absolutely drives me crazy (and yes, this is the one that I am MOST guilty of) is organization. By this I mean PUTTING THINGS BACK WHEN YOU’RE DONE USING THEM!!

When I get close to the end of a job (more-so when I am behind schedule**) the first thing that goes to the side of the road is clean up at the end of a task. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted walking around in circles telling myself, “I know (insert tool) is around here somewhere; I just used it an hour or so ago.” only to find that it’s sitting in some obscure spot on a rung of a ladder or in another room next to the phone.

** Dirty little word :-)

Taking a few minutes, a few times a day to put things back so I know where to find them would easily save me an hour or more throughout the day (not to mention a lot of aggravation!!) I guess we all have our vices..

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Kris (theonehandedhandyman) August 10, 2011 7:38 am

Not much else to say other than, me too! Especially sanding and finishing. For some reason, after I dry fit the project and it looks completed, I either procrastinate and avoid the final steps for days or I rush them. After watching some of the veteran folks on this site take their time and create incredible finishes, I have been inspired to take the extra time and do it right. They convinced me that It WILL pay off.

As a side note, Norm completing and finishing projects in a weekend has always made me think that finishing is simpler than it really is. In reality, great finishes take time.

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Robert August 11, 2011 1:50 pm

I am fairly new to woodworking. I have had a hard realization that woodworking, albeit relaxing, is expesive & it forces me to SLOW DOWN. I have had to change my mindset from instant gratification to satisfaction upon completion.

By the way Marc, I have now seen all of your videos and plan on watching all of them again. Very educational & Entertaining. I think my wife is getting humorously annoyed when I say “Marc Spagnuolo said….”, lol.

Thank you for what you do.

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hans_christopher August 12, 2011 8:14 am

I unfortuantly find myself rushing through the whole project, a side effect of working as a carpenter where there is a big emphasis on speed (framing is a quick and dirty job). I have to force myself to slow down and to remember to do every step and when I do manage to slow down the results are well worth the extra time.
I should also mention slowing down is also way safer. Rip boards on a table saw at light speed easy way to get hurt.

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weaves August 12, 2011 11:44 am

Great article & great posts here. We’ll all be safer and get better results following this advice!

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Jerry August 12, 2011 1:58 pm

Glad to see I am not the only one who rushes. I do thank you Marc, watching your videos helps me to calm myself and realize it doesn’t have to be finished today. I am good at math, I can see my project so I think, ah, I can keep my measurements in my head. Maybe why I have no hair. Starting poorly, means ending worse, this is my butt biter.
One thing I did recently, not exactly on course, but I lost my mother in May and went back to the shop when I was not mentally ready. I cut off the tip of my thumb on my table saw. First accident
Another half inch and I would be missing a thumb. Thanks again to all for sharing and Marc especially for guiding us in the right way.

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Andy August 12, 2011 4:31 pm

I’ve definitely been accused of speeding through all of the finishing steps. I just recently could not take it anymore and had to rip the tabletop off of a maple coffee table I built a few years ago. I am starting over with 5/4 hard maple for the top and will definitely do it right this time.
I appreciate all of your tips, and I am certain I will be back to this article in a week or so when top is built.

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Flatlander August 12, 2011 7:11 pm

Definitely slooow down. For me when I try to run to the shop for a few minutes before the kids wake up or I have to head out for something is generally when things go wrong. And unfortunately sometimes these are safety related issues.

Also Marc mentioned a project lingering on. I am also a victim of this, after it has been in the shop for a while, I start wanting it done and things seem to go wrong then. Not sure what to do about that.

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Dan Pleska August 13, 2011 5:51 am

So true! So true, Marc. I’ve been guilty of all the above at one time or another. One of my problems is taking time to make shop as well as make projects. I seem to always have another project to do before the current one is finished. Taking the time to align the equipment, sharpen the blades before they’re too dull, wax the cast iron surfaces, make the jigs, do a good clean up. The list goes on and on.

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david dean August 13, 2011 4:46 pm

the chair was my first project. I often thought to myself to slow down. Now i see from above remarks that this is a common problem, thanks i needed that.

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Phil August 13, 2011 8:53 pm

Where I get into trouble is when I set a goal for what I want accomplished by the end of the day. If I run into a hiccup or a problem that I didn’t for see which cost me some extra time. I find myself starting to rush to meet that goal I set out for myself. Which leads to taking shortcuts and worst doing a task unsafely. Like drinking responsibly, know when to say when. It’s okay to set goals. Just don’t set them in stone.

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Sean August 13, 2011 9:34 pm

Guilty as the rest of you. I think it stems back to when I first got interested in woodworking and watching the New Yankee workshop, dont laugh, seeing Norm warp through a long weekends worth of work in 27 minutes. Then it got worse after watching David Marks do what he did in the edited 1/2 hour. I wish shop class had been given in the schools I attended so I would have had a real idea of the time required to completed certain projects.
Finally what opened my eyes and got me to slow down was meeting David Marks at a woodworking show in which he was lecturing on finishing. I asked his advise on techinque and how much time he spend on certain projects and he opened his portfolio and opened it to a photo of a table he built and he asked me to guess how long it took him to complete it I guessed one week in his studio\shop and he told me it took him over 3 weeks that what I try and remeber when I feel projects are not going as fast as I think they should be.

I leave you with this

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”
-Wyatt Earp

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BladeRuiner August 14, 2011 3:22 am

As most others commenting on this topic I too have the tendency to rush, however,I have the luxury of woodworking as my hobby and therefore any schedules are self imposed.

A few years ago I decided to make my 1st federal style project. Using mainly hand tools for this project and the large amount of inlay really forced me to slow down and enjoy the task at hand.
Although I “enjoyed” the slower focused pace… I still experienced the stress of making the initial cut for each piece of inlay and the recess in which they would rest.

Throughout this project I found myself repeating something I heard at some point in my life;
“We have little time so we must move slowly”….. that made me slow down and think.

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Brad C. August 14, 2011 8:36 pm

Marc,

Very timely post. As I’m starting to really get into the groove of this new hobby of mine, I find that I’m already wanting to speed things up. I have to remember that the satisfaction is not in how fast it happens, but in both the enjoyment of the process and the end result.

Thanks for the great content. You have definitely been my guiding force in discovering this great hobby.

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Jonathan August 14, 2011 9:00 pm

Towards the end I start getting tired of the project and start getting a “finish” mentality. Of course the end is the time when the most care needs to be used. At the end mistakes usually cant be covered up as well. So it is always this battle between the “finish” mentality and the “craftsman” mentality that determines how my project turns out. My your inner “craftsman” prevail.

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Blair August 15, 2011 5:20 pm

If you don’t have time to do it right, how are you going to find the time to do it over?

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Johan Jacobs August 16, 2011 2:32 am

The same happens to me last night. I want to glue 4 pieces of wood together. Where is the brush, I ask myself. Hmmmm… never mind, I just put some glue on the edges and spread them with a piece of off cut wood. BIG mistake. My glue up turned out to be very messy, with glue drippings all over the place.
Lesson learned?: SLOW DOWN and get a brush with some container to hold the glue. And then spread the glue with the brush to the edges.

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Don Trust August 16, 2011 8:18 am

So true, so true. I am guilty also of taking the fast route sometimes. My day job is fast paced, and we make no money by taking our time there. It is so hard to remember that at home, that I don’t need to go fast.

Just recently, I’ve managed to learn to take my time at glue ups. Still something that has to be ‘remembered’ every time.

Now, if I could just learn to be patient while hand sanding….

Just last night, finishing up a restoration of an old cabinet door for my Son-in-Law’s new house, I ended up with a painful splinter in the tip of my index finger. Doesn’t sound like much, but it hurt like the dickens. Washing off the stripper residue with a green abrasive pad and no gloves (I had just washed them off and set them away to dry) my hand passed over a slight split in the door frame. Buried the darn splinter deep into my finger. Almost a hour later after some painful digging with tweezers, a pin, and much soap and water, I got it out. A few minutes spent taking it easy and using proper technique instead of rushing what was the last couple minutes of work for the day would have saved me time and pain.

Like most of the planet, I have to repeatedly learn the hard way sometimes. Sigh.

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Stuart August 16, 2011 4:53 pm

I had issues with rushing through the milling process. I think I just figured it was the easy part and didn’t take my time with it as I should. I think an excellent project and finish starts with the milling. Doing it right. I learned to slow down when I almost gave my middle finger to my jointer! Literally!
The jointer gods accepted a sacrifice of a couple chunks of it instead. Nice of them. But in payment for that sacrifice I received a new found appreciation for slowing down and enjoying my work. Now taking my time… Doing it right.. Seams to make the whole project smoother!

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Jawad Saadi August 19, 2011 12:22 am

Nice article!
My problem with dry assembly when using Festool dominos that some of these dominos want come off, some times I damage them to pull them out. And every time I skip dry assembly I get flaws that are too late to address.

Any tips on dry assembly with Festool dominos?

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- thewoodwhisperer August 19, 2011 8:06 am
  
  Maybe you should sand your dominos slightly so that they are just a hair undersized. Do a bunch in each size and put them in a Ziplock bag for use in various projects. That way you won’t be putting undersized tenons in your actual project. Only use them for dry assemblies.
  
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  - Jawad Saadi August 19, 2011 5:23 pm
    
    Smart idea! Will do.
    
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Marc Koch aka TheWoodTinkerer August 20, 2011 6:55 am

One of the most dangerous pitfalls is to communicate the expected end of a project to your wife. Don’t ever do it! It doubles the time pressure and You will be in a hurry!
Some time ago I posted an article on my blog (in german, sorry) about slowing down and I came to the conclusion that, at least for the hobbyist, the proverb “the way is the goal” should help to remind Yourself that You do the woodworking in first place because You like it and that You’re not necessarily in the need to be productive.

Greatings from Luxembourg

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Tcain January 7, 2012 2:01 pm

Great tips! This makes me feel so much better about my turtle contemplative speed. I tend to sit there for minutes on end running through different options in my head. I love how woodworking reminds me of playing with Legos (what an awesome toy!) What is your favorite poly or oil you use on your final coats?

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- thewoodwhisperer January 7, 2012 4:24 pm
  
  Im a big fan of Arm R Seal myself. But for my Legos, I just leave them raw. ;)
  
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daniel July 3, 2012 12:39 pm

I didn’t stop the madness!! I ground myself all of the way through the finishing process on my first real woodworking project!!! …a bummer it is.

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- Daniel July 4, 2012 12:26 pm
  
  After much consideration I have decided to take the time to do this project right so that I can have the quality that I’m looking for.
  
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Sean October 3, 2012 12:30 am

I am new to woodworking but what helps me is I still have to think about everything I do from the smallest cut to the more advanced drawer construction. So my method may help I work on one part then move to another then the next day I will return to the first part and work on it somemore this assured I dont rush. Sanding is the same I will sand parts in multiple days going over all parts again this insures I am doing a good Job. I hope that makes sence.

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The Fine Art of Slowing Down

Surface Preparation

Glueups

Finishing

Finishing the Finish

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