My MacGyver Skills got tested

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Wood, it tends to have a mind of its own. Where it wants to look a certain way. Or it breaks especially if you’re working with the grain of the wood. It’s the most fragile part of the wood. If a project breaks, does that make it a waste? If a project is not going as planned, does that make it a waste?

            Today I was working on a small project, and things didn’t go as planned. I had the crazy idea to cut parts off. The general idea looked like a zigzag theme. In the process I proceeded to get inspired to cut at the fold to help transform the back of the work. However, I had already put deep cuts on one side to help create the look. With this and then doing the through cuts. Ya, it broke one me. The small part went first. I continued and of course it broke again.

            The first break could have been classified as “a clean break.” Which I translate as you can fit the pieces back together. So, I could have “just glued it.” The second break, I think glueing would have been possible. However, it was not as clean. Of course, considering I am human my first thought wasn’t to try and fix it. It was “darn it’s a waste.” I have learned that you must be patient and don’t be afraid to give a second look. Because just because something happens doesn’t mean the project’s story is completely written. The second look can bring to life creations that seem impossible or were initially never thought of. The second look can show you trust yourself to give your critical thinking a chance. That you are a worker and “don’t give up to easy.”

            I know that sometimes the first solution idea is a good one. However, I have had experience that trying to make it work “causes its own problems and frustrations.” I know that with a little MacGyver thinking and processing other ideas can be discovered. These discoveries can gives possibilities for future projects.




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