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I know where you're coming from....

In a previous life I ran Auto Repair Shops and would watch as Technicians would manage to over fix things into destruction....

I solved part of the problem by making up a bunch of these

LITFA.jpg

I would drop them in front of the technician whenever I caught them over-fixing... they got the message

You have my permission to take the image, print it out and stick it on your bench.... as soon as you think you're close to finished stick the sign on the project and go for a walk.

Works like a charm for me

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I feel your pain!! I do that with alot of stuff. Right now I haven't been doing much braiding or anything else due to the freestanding treehouse I'm building for my kids. They would have been tickled pink with one thrown together. But not ol dad!! It's 9'x9' and 6' ceiling and the gable roof adds another 4' of head room. The whole thing is about 9' off the ground. When finished it will have a 4ft walk around deck, finished woodfloors,a loft, and be wired. The *amn thing just keeps getting stuff added to it. And it's driving my wife nuts!!! Luckly I've used alot of reclaimed lumber. The kids will really enjoy it if I ever get it done!! And I promise I will screw something up before I'm done. Thats just one exzample of me not knowing when to stop.

When I was a kid in the '60's, I and the neighborhood kids used to spend endless summer hours building and playing in stuff we made from corregated cardboard (from our latest trip to the Duckwall's dumpster), scrap lumber, and nails generously :rolleyes2: supplied by our parents. On one of our projects, one of my neighbors' dad came out with us and helped us build a "fort" that actually had some structural integrity to it. We thought he was the coolest dad! Then, we promptly "modified" it to death, but what a time we had! I still remember it vividly, 40 years later.

I hope you're planning to post a photo when it's done.

Kate

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CitizenKate

As soon as the weather clears I'l take a photo. It's still in the rough stage of being undone. And then when I get it done (could be awhile) I'll post another picture. It's neat ya said that as my best memories are of building forts and playing cowboys and indians. Not of store bought toys or tv( which we really didn't have). I think todays kids are missing out on that wonderful thing called imagineation(sp)I'll quit rambling now. Have a goodnight.

Mike

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I know where you're coming from....

In a previous life I ran Auto Repair Shops and would watch as Technicians would manage to over fix things into destruction....

I solved part of the problem by making up a bunch of these

LITFA.jpg

OK, i'll bite.... What is LITFA??

William

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OK, i'll bite.... What is LITFA??

William

Leave It The Frack Alone (where "frack" equals something else...)

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I know where you're coming from....

In a previous life I ran Auto Repair Shops and would watch as Technicians would manage to over fix things into destruction....

I solved part of the problem by making up a bunch of these

LITFA.jpg

I would drop them in front of the technician whenever I caught them over-fixing... they got the message

You have my permission to take the image, print it out and stick it on your bench.... as soon as you think you're close to finished stick the sign on the project and go for a walk.

Works like a charm for me

I'll bite, what does it stand for, Sharpshooter?

Tony.

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I know where you're coming from....

In a previous life I ran Auto Repair Shops and would watch as Technicians would manage to over fix things into destruction....

I solved part of the problem by making up a bunch of these

LITFA.jpg

I would drop them in front of the technician whenever I caught them over-fixing... they got the message

You have my permission to take the image, print it out and stick it on your bench.... as soon as you think you're close to finished stick the sign on the project and go for a walk.

Works like a charm for me

I would say Tasha bear has hit the nail on the head for an explanation

That's classic though sharpshooter, I wish I could give that to clients when I get endless revisions on their artwork.

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The only way I've found to stop myself from constantly trying to improve is to before I start my project, have a mental image in my mind of what I want it to be when it's complete.I usually spend a couple of days thinking about how it should be(getting all the bright ideas out of the way before I start).Then start my project so everything is already thought through and through.Whenever I do that anything extra I want to add doesn't look right because it doesn't line up with my end goal.It still gets to me every once and a while so before I get carried away I antique it and put a finish on before my other half takes over and runes it.I don't like to leave the room with an unfinished peice because when I come back I just have to add this one more peice because in the heat of the moment the idea sounds wonderful at the time. :yes:

"Life consists not in holding good cards, but playing those you hold well."

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Here are some pics. of the unfinished treehouse!!! I have a ways to go. And I may put out a big LITFA sign!!

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