[Jewelry making - Article 00067] - Re: [Orchid] How often do you "start over"

[Al]

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Hi Ben,

    I think "starting over" is a learning process in striving to create
    an excellent finished product. The pain is worth it as long as
    learning takes place and as long as the "starting over" occurs
    earlier and earlier in the whole process. 

    I don't wish I could start over a project; if I cannot rescue it
    then I start it over! My only wish is that I could have picked up
    where I went astray much earlier. I trace back to where the wrong
    decision was made and why, and do all I can to understand it and
    figure out how to not repeat it. 

    One of the biggest pitfalls is to find myself designing by trial and
    error in making a finished piece. This can happen stealthily in the
    communication and concept stage. The exact design must be clear to me
    and the customer before I start, and I must have a good idea how I
    will accomplish the design with the skills and resourses available to
    me. With those two in the bag then starting over can be narrowed down
    to a mistake in the execution (I pay), or the customer changing
    his/her mind (customer pays). 

    Designing directly in the wax or metal is a path I long to explore
    as many others have done, so I hope they will give you their
    perspective. 

Regards, Alastair
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