Plan Your Work

摘要

Begin each project by drafting an over-all plan. This plan should start with a detailed drawing and cutlist, but just about everyone agreed it pays to think through the whole proj- ect in advance and map out a logical step-by- step sequence for every facet, from milling and shaping parts to joinery, glue-up, sanding, and finishing. (For more, see two earlier Fundamentals: "Making a cutlist" by Philip C. Lowe, FWW #176; and "Develop a game plan" by Stewart Crick, FWW #187.) Planning ahead yields a number of benefits. It helps ensure that you won't forget any crucial steps. It also breaks up the project into a series of tasks, each of which can be made small enough to treat as a goal for an individual shop session.