Stan, I think the two mindsets you described serve different purposes. Even the same person can employ either depending on the occasion. In a hurry? An average result is fine? The less precise, casual, on-the-go approach would be fine. Have time? Need some satisfaction? In a meditative mood? The latter, more satisfying, enriching approach is appropriate.
Perhaps the essential requirement is the knowledge of the existence of these separate pathways. Personally, I would be very happy to reach an "outcome" like building a box like Bill's. Yet, I may still enjoy the "process" of trying to make a box like that even when I fail. Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun Stanley Halpin <[email protected]>, 27 Mar 2021 Cmt, 23:32 tarihinde şunu yazdı: > > There was a recent brief discussion here between Darren and PJ about the > benefits (or not) of AI advances which will, among other things, provide far > greater accuracy in camera’s autofocusing systems. > > The topic got me to thinking about two woodworking classes I took a few > decades ago. The first was a two-semester, 32 week class on the use of shop > tools for woodworking. Taught in a local (Northern Virginia) high school Shop > class facility by the local high school Shop instructor, we spent 3-4 hours > one evening each week learning how to safely and efficiently use circular > saws, table saws, jointers, planers, drill press, sanders, routers, etc. Each > class started with the guy's about 30 minutes of lecture/demonstration for > the 8-10 of us in the class, and then the rest of our time was working on our > own project(s) with observation, oversight, and occasional intervention by > the instructor as needed. Before that class, I acted as though the little > lines on the tape measure were primarily for decoration, filling in space > between the bigger marks at the 1/2” and 1” markers. By the end of the class > I had learned that 1/4” precision in measurement and sawing/planing was > usually just about good enough but finer was better. > > The following year, through a different Adult Ed system, I took a class in > the use of hand tools. This one was taught in a guy's workshop basement on > the Maryland side of D.C. The guy taught, demonstrated, and let the 5-6 of us > practice with his tools. I learned that it was possible to work to 1/64” > precision, but 1/128” was better if one was going to handcraft a wooden > jewelry box or the like. A huge part of the difference was learning how to > use good quality hand tools, being careful, slow, deliberate, thoughtful… I > never did build a jewelry box but sometimes I look at the dining table I > built with power tools to 1/8” or 1/16” precision, and I think what an > interesting challenge it would have been to do that table more slowly, > deliberately, thoughtfully… > > I find a real pleasure in using good tools. Somebody with an iPhone or Canon > might be able to fire off 10-15 shots while I am slowly carefully > thoughtfully manually focusing my oh so primitive Pentax lenses, but the > process itself is intrinsically satisfying to me. Maybe I could get the same > outcome some other faster more mechanized way, but I would miss the pleasure > of working with fine tools. > > Stan > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
