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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain View Post
    Yep me too, although I do have to tidy up every day as the space gets used for work and other endeavours and I can't think straight if things are cluttered. Towards the end of a build it's usually a big old mess.
    I can't think straight unless my workspace is cluttered. Everyone I've ever lived with has hated it, but I dunno, it just works
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnH View Post
    I can't think straight unless my workspace is cluttered. Everyone I've ever lived with has hated it, but I dunno, it just works
    It's the opposite for me. When working, I get only the tools I need from the toolbox, and put them all back when finished. I can't think straight unless I know that everything is in it's correct place. The job ain't done until it's all packed away!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jugglindan View Post
    It's the opposite for me. When working, I get only the tools I need from the toolbox, and put them all back when finished. I can't think straight unless I know that everything is in it's correct place. The job ain't done until it's all packed away!
    It's interesting how everyone works differently. I have to say though, when I was managing the studio at Megalo I wanted everything spotless and tidy, but it's different because it's communal, so everyone has to be able to access tools and facilities. At home I just kind of know where I left stuff, and the piles of junk somehow get my creativity going
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    It's getting a little gloss now.

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    After the front had a week of rest, I saw that some spots in the veneer sunk in. Hm. Not sure if I want to spend another week filling and sanding the dips, so they will probably stay that way.
    I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnH View Post
    I can't think straight unless my workspace is cluttered. Everyone I've ever lived with has hated it, but I dunno, it just works
    I'm the same when I'm building I usually have 2-3 kits on the go, I have stuff everywhere, my missus always cleans up and I can never find anything anymore, she a real nuisance I have short term memory loss which pretty bad smacked my head into the windscreen at 90ks lol I can go get something in another room and forget why I went in there for 🤯
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    Quote Originally Posted by phrozin View Post
    I can go get something in another room and forget why I went in there for 🤯
    This happens to me without a major head injury.
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    Yep, same here.
    I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain View Post
    This happens to me without a major head injury.
    It's about crossing the threshold into another space (room).
    I learned it from watching Q.I.

    cheers, Mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by king casey View Post
    It's about crossing the threshold into another space (room).
    I learned it from watching Q.I.

    cheers, Mark
    Yep, and the weird thing is that if you walk back to the room where you first thought of something you have a good chance of remembering again.
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    Still not done here. I noticed one spot on the rim of the veneer expands and sinks in when the weather changes. When it's wet, it's swollen, when it's dry, it's a dip. As I wasn't sure how to fix this, I started to fill it up a bit more with tru oil and make sure the edge is sealed so it doesn't take in any moisture. However, the tru oil isn't inclined to properly harden there. I don't know why, but it stays soft and jelly like, even after days. So sanding it flat is a no no right now.

    I found an old book about restoring wood furniture which explains a method of filling the grain with shellac and pumice powder. So that is exactly what I'm trying to do now, except I'm using tru oil instead of shellac. Will report back how it turns out.
    I don't know what I'm doing but I hope I will end up with a guitar

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