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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

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Muddslide said:
Jeez. Well, I guess it's all a learning experience. My first few refins were pure orange peel. I envy your woodworking ability. Wish I had that. I've worked with a lot of leather and metal but somehow wood work has always eluded me, and it is something I would really love to do.
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It's one of those things that I think everyone has some version of, something you were just raised with and kind of know like the back of your hand. I don't know everything, I'm not a master woodworker like my father, but I was immersed in it enough that I know all the general principles and tools. I guess I have a leg up because I learned on big shop tools and really high standards, because my father is kind of a perfectionist tyrant in the shop haha.
 
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Corey Y said:
...really high standards, because my father is kind of a perfectionist tyrant in the shop haha.
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You know, to me, that is one of the things that comes with being a craftsman (craftsperson) who cares about what they do. It's not the same as mass producing something spec'd onto a CNC machine. In some ways, it's the difference between toil and art.

I have never been particularly skilled at anything other than music (and how skilled I am at that is highly debatable), but I was an art major for a while and like I say, have done some metal work and leathercrafting (did the latter professionally for a while) but I understand the drive of thinking "This represents me. It's possible that someone may be holding this a century from now and will marvel at the perfections and imperfections...the quality...someone cared...someone made sure this was done right."
 
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This sentiment is mostly lost in our consumer society. My house was built in 1949. The ex pissed and moaned about the bay doors that enclosed the bedroom closets. One of the boys even wanted me to change the door on their bedroom. I asked both of them why doors that have been in service for more than 60 years and can really never be replaced with like for like product should be replaced?

"Because they are old"... SIGH...

Yeah old as in made correctly and solid to last forever, change request vetoed on all accounts.
 
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Muddslide said:
Thread needs more askrere...
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I'm back! You joined this thread like right as I got employed. I was a full time contributer before now.

Squanch72 said:
He's busy finding a bridge for his cello...
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It sits dormant until something sells and it's worth fixing if it even is. Those things have high tension and it's been de bridged and sitting without a truss rod God knows how long. Good news is I still live where I went to school and the music department has an incredible music repair place aparently open to the public.
 
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Muddslide said:
You know, to me, that is one of the things that comes with being a craftsman (craftsperson) who cares about what they do. It's not the same as mass producing something spec'd onto a CNC machine. In some ways, it's the difference between toil and art.

I have never been particularly skilled at anything other than music (and how skilled I am at that is highly debatable), but I was an art major for a while and like I say, have done some metal work and leathercrafting (did the latter professionally for a while) but I understand the drive of thinking "This represents me. It's possible that someone may be holding this a century from now and will marvel at the perfections and imperfections...the quality...someone cared...someone made sure this was done right."
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This is the gist of every compliment we get from customers at work. Just caring about doing a good job, paying attention to detail and making sure customers are happy in the end, regardless of any mistakes that happen (on our end, their end or some vendor's end). My internal reaction is always sort of "you mean I give a sh*t about doing my good job well? Yep". Given how vain and egocentric most people are these days, it blows me away that more people don't take pride in making themselves look good professionally.
 
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We just found a mistake in a moble AV solution we just purchased. Turned out one audio input was plugged into the wrong 3.5mm jack on a mixer. My boss understands. Humans make mistakes.
Vendor didn't take it too well as he was assuming all was good before shipping 20K worth of gear out.
But being human all we can do is learn from them and try not to repeat. Just don't come off like the gremlin jumped in the truck and moved the connection in transport.
 
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I'm no craftsman, quite the opposite (crapsman?). That said, I try my hardest to get things done right. Being as poopy as I am, measure/research 1000 times act once works for me. I wish my hands could do what my mind sees... I would be in such a great place if that were the case.

My friend drives me crazy, he always has me come over to help build, fix or make something. So I show up and tell him how it should go, then he says "that could work, but..." Then suggests some ass backwards/half ass/cheap ass all around assy idea. I then go start drinking his beer to take the edge off watching/contributing to stuff getting ruined.
 
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My Dad has been a machinist/fabricator/artisan his whole life and is extremely perfectionist, it has rubbed off on me seeing as I've spent most of my adolescence and adult life working with him. To the point where my personal projects always end up costing a fortune and taking forever because they have to be absolutely perfect or its not good enough. It has to be better than something I can go out and purchase or its not worth building.
 
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Blank_0101 said:
I'm back! You joined this thread like right as I got employed. I was a full time contributer before now.



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It sits dormant until something sells and it's worth fixing if it even is. Those things have high tension and it's been de bridged and sitting without a truss rod God knows how long. Good news is I still live where I went to school and the music department has an incredible music repair place aparently open to the public.
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Hook that sumbitch up to a fuzz pedal.
 
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Muddslide said:
Great holy crap!! Why didn't you just scuff it up a bit and paint over it? If you are repainting and not staining or going for natural wood look, there's no real reason to go to all that trouble to strip.

I understand, though, if you were wanting to completely remove a poly finish to go nitro or something I suppose.
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Nice. Im currently building up for an overhaul on my Mahogany Tbird gothic... gonna strip it back, raise the grain, grain fill and then attempt a black burst. Should look boss. New electrics ordered... just gotta work out which pups next.
 
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Kaa said:
I find this, while understandable, kind of a downer. I hope you get a massive raise so you can take some time off.
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Actually the opposite. My absentee boss crushed me in my review for 2014, right before going "an extended leave of absence" (aka getting fired). The result is a third year running where I will make less at my day job than the year before. Even though I busted my ass and got a performance bonus of $3800, she issued a management over ride and took that down to zero.

Hence another reason for a second job.

Going in to easter and mother's day is going to suck. Those are the only Sundays we are really open. So I get to look forward to 155 hours over 13 days straight, with almost no OT.
 

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