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I'm not so sure that's the guy I want teaching me how to cut lumber with power tools.
Along these lines ...
I've been gradually undoing the previous owner's DIY improvements ever since we moved in. Or, more accurately, I've mostly paid real tradesmen to do it.
It annoys me to see materials wasted by shoddy installation. Or, worse yet, to see perfectly good stuff torn out to make way for inferior "updates."
Being something of a craftsman myself (I make hats), I can attest that most of the processes are simple and straightforward, which is NOT to say they are easy to execute. And it's certainly not to say that a craftman would look back on his early work with pride. A person who has done something a thousand times or more knows where the pitfalls lie. I'm a good enough painter (I've painted since I was old enough to hold a brush), but for most other projects around the house, I hire pros.
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