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Have you ever made a project that turned out completely different from what you had in mind?


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Yes. Started out with one idea in mind and decided it would make a much better something else!
 
I can't think of one that came out significantly different than what I envisioned when I started. My whole career as an engineer it was drummed into us that planning and design were so important - everything came from that design - cost estimates, ordering parts, scheduling contractors, etc and we were judged on how close we came to all those things. I always laugh at city council reports that such and such came in under budget by some outrageous amount - that only proves they did a bad job of design and estimating. But I do think most of my wood projects went through minor modifications as they progressed and I made mistakes that needed to be adjusted to.
 
With flatwork, I usually had a semblance of a plan and stuck close to it.

With work on the lathe, one never knows for sure.
 
As a contractor you see a lot of wasted money. Sometimes workers. Sometimes design. 1994. Bid on a Lowes. Brand new design. About 5 miles from me. Lowes fronts have .multiple planes. Beveled a plane changes. Drawings had all of these framed with lumber. Nightmare for framer. Nightmare for plaster guy because they would not be straight.
To make long story short I put in 2 bids. One as drawn and one if I accomplished with different thickness of foam. Bid 1 cheaper. Bid 2 more.
General contacted a friend who also Bid on project. Asked him what he thought of it. Joe had one thing to say. It makes me mad. General said why. Joe, cause I did not think of it.
They took Bid 2. Project ended up cheaper. Much easier. Framer made more. General made more. Architect was happy, happy enough they re-did drawings and that was model for Lowes after that.
But my point is, there are many ways to do something, embrace change, that is how you learn new techniques, styles and methods. If in middle of project you change your mind, nothing wrong with that.
 
Like several, as I have Ben learning, most projects on the lathe that are not project types such as pens and such. Especially bowls, game calls, and handled projects. I have an idea but my execution leads me in new directions often.
 
It's not so much projects that end up different, it's the scheduling. I plan and intend to do a project and then a female voice invades my reality and the schedule gets changed!
 
Mike Hill said:
It's not so much projects that end up different, it's the scheduling. I plan and intend to do a project and then a female voice invades my reality and the schedule gets changed!
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It's nice you thought you had authority to control the schedule tho...
 
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