Zor Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Just wanted to share......when I started this I was hoping not to mess it up.....but then....I made a bad cut and had to decide whether to do the other cut....boo...hoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishful Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Put a concho over it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zor Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Concho Is a good idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Just wanted to share......when I started this I was hoping not to mess it up.....but then....I made a bad cut and had to decide whether to do the other cut....boo...hoo Or just ignore it and keep going. It will still look nice when completed. Makes it "unique". Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree Reaper Report post Posted January 16, 2014 How wide is that impression? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashresq Report post Posted January 19, 2014 When my wife makes a mistake similar to this when making a quilt top, it is referred to as a "humility block"... just consider it a "humility cut" and carry on... reminds us that we're not perfect Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
needles Report post Posted January 20, 2014 you could call it your signature cut, i make loads of em.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethJ Report post Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) My carvings are FAR from perfect. Yet I sell hundreds of pieces a year. I have tons of mistakes in almost everything I make....you know what,..the consumer never sees them. Its art,...art thats developing over a craftsmans lifetime.....people just see the beauty of handwork. Now if its a functional or mechanical error that will affect operation or function,..its a no-go,..but as for cosmetic flaws,....you'll be AMAZED at what the average consumer/buyer does not see. I strive for perfection,..but after 4-5 hours of continious little knife cuts,..or smacks on a mallet of repetetive tooling,....I DO make a bunch of errors,.....its NOT a big deal. Edited January 20, 2014 by SethJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted January 20, 2014 I strongly believe that your worst work is the standard for judging your talent/ability/quality. Everone will notice your mistakes. Don't fool yourself that they don't. Show someone uneducated bad work and they may be impressed. Show them quality and bad work and they will tell you the bad work looks nice and will be in awe at the quality work. If you accept that you do bad work, you will alway do bad work. Do great work an you will get better and better. Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherthresher Report post Posted January 20, 2014 Hello ZOR, I second the suggestions of NORTHMOUNT and NEEDLES. In my own words: that mistake happened almost in the middle of the decoration. As example: mistakes like such one, but on a postal stamp can, when detected by collectors, cause to raise the price of such a postal stamp immensely. So, even basically a mistaken cut, it is indeed unique and could serve as a signature cut. Have a nice day, Mark, the "leatherthresher". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midwestislander Report post Posted January 20, 2014 I Agree with all of the above. There are mistakes that are "acceptable", on a piece, but not up to the quality that we are striving for. The difference is what level you accept. Finish the piece, strive for perfection on the next. That appears to be in the middle of the piece so is not as apparent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
