Craftdiggity
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Sorry, I guess I should have read more of the thread before responding, but who cares if some people are following direction while others are figuring it out for themselves? Why can't some people be satisfied with using instructions and being happy with that. You obviously are a committed artist when it comes to your craft, but not everyone is. Some people do this just for the fun of completing a project rather than innovating and coming up with their own processes. I understand the desire to push talent to greatness, but it's not for everyone.
I know what I know about turning from what I've read and what others have taught me. I have never lived close enough to a club to have others help me one on one, so it has been tutorials and forums for me. I have since developed my own processes for many things, but I have found that in some cases, a tutorial would have saved me a lot of time and money with just a couple of simple tips that I'd have never thought of.
Chris
I know what I know about turning from what I've read and what others have taught me. I have never lived close enough to a club to have others help me one on one, so it has been tutorials and forums for me. I have since developed my own processes for many things, but I have found that in some cases, a tutorial would have saved me a lot of time and money with just a couple of simple tips that I'd have never thought of.
Chris
I'm not knocking tutorials but you really don't learn much by just following someones instructions on how to do something . As a starting point I guess they show that "something" can be done , that flap A goes into slot B , but if you have a problem they can't help you with fixing that problem . If you worked out how that "something" was done yourself you have the knowledge of why flap A goes into slot B which gives you the understanding to fix it if it don't work . Also if you ever want to try "something" different knowing that "something" can be done won't help you adapt the old "something" to the new "something" , you need to understand why the "something" was put together the way it was to adapt it .
My main problem with tutorials is that most people will be happy to just do what has already been done and won't bother to learn why it was done that way . They really won't advance their knowledge base , so in that way it hurts their understanding .
Sorry but most people are afraid to fail at something but you learn as much by your failures as you do from your successes , failure is not something to be afraid of but something to be examined and figured out so you can succeed next time .