If you think about it - it is all but impossible to clamp them whilst the glue goes off which is why no trade joiner/carpenter would do it that way. For clear finish work I use an 18 gauge nailer, punch the heads under then fill with matching coloured wax sold for the purpose. You can mix several colours together to get an exact match. Wax has been used fior just this purpose for more than 100 years (at least I can find references to it going that far back)
The details are what takes the time. I used to make (although I say it myself) very good quality, mostly "one off" pieces of wooden furniture. They all involved a lot of hand work. Furniture, especially things like drawers which can be taken out and examined get looked at fairly closely by the client, and any glaring faults would quickly be seen. Furniture making is a fairly nit picking, and an almost claustrophobic thing to do, and it's easy to let yourself get dragged into seeing every "fault" which no client would see, and which really doesn't matter. The trick, with any job or trade is knowing what matters and what doesn't. What will actually be seen, and what will never be noticed. I'm not talking about bodging things up incidentally, just placing a sensible and achievable limit on quality.
Tell me about it, we are doing every aspect of the house. I reckon its taking me twice as long with the details but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end. My Mrs just shakes her head and says you won't notice anyway.
The details are what takes the time. I used to make (although I say it myself) very good quality, mostly "one off" pieces of wooden furniture. They all involved a lot of hand work. Furniture, especially things like drawers which can be taken out and examined get looked at fairly closely by the client, and any glaring faults would quickly be seen. Furniture making is a fairly nit picking, and an almost claustrophobic thing to do, and it's easy to let yourself get dragged into seeing every "fault" which no client would see, and which really doesn't matter. The trick, with any job or trade is knowing what matters and what doesn't. What will actually be seen, and what will never be noticed. I'm not talking about bodging things up incidentally, just placing a sensible and achievable limit on quality.
Tell me about it, we are doing every aspect of the house. I reckon its taking me twice as long with the details but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end. My Mrs just shakes her head and says you won't notice anyway.
The details are what takes the time. I used to make (although I say it myself) very good quality, mostly "one off" pieces of wooden furniture. They all involved a lot of hand work. Furniture, especially things like drawers which can be taken out and examined get looked at fairly closely by the client, and any glaring faults would quickly be seen. Furniture making is a fairly nit picking, and an almost claustrophobic thing to do, and it's easy to let yourself get dragged into seeing every "fault" which no client would see, and which really doesn't matter. The trick, with any job or trade is knowing what matters and what doesn't. What will actually be seen, and what will never be noticed. I'm not talking about bodging things up incidentally, just placing a sensible and achievable limit on quality.
Tell me about it, we are doing every aspect of the house. I reckon its taking me twice as long with the details but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end. My Mrs just shakes her head and says you won't notice anyway.
Well said Dave I'm sure a lot of us have been there but without a bit of obsession you would never get there,there the bit's that you never priced for,that the client get's for free.
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