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Here's a great story...not really luthier realated but does talk about nails and hammers and wood. It also is applicable to amatures and professionals.

Lance please remove this if it ofends anyone.




NAIL IN THE FENCE    

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.   
   


(Most importantly the last sentence)   
   


There once was a little boy who had a bad   
   



temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails   
   


and told him that every time he lost his   
   


temper, he must hammer a nail into the back   
   


of the fence. The first day the boy had   
   


driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next   
   


few weeks, as he learned to control his   
   


anger, the number of nails hammered daily   
   


gradually dwindled down. He discovered   
   


it was easier to hold his temper than to   
   


drive those nails into the fence.   
   


Finally the day came when the boy didn't   
   


lose his temper at all. He told his
father   
   


about it and the father suggested that the   
   


boy now pull out one nail for each day that   
   


he was able to hold his temper.   
   


The days passed and the young boy was finally   
   


able to tell his father that all the nails   
   


were gone. The father took his son by the   
   


hand and led him to the fence He said, 'You   
   


have done well, my son, but look at the   
   


holes in the fence. The fence will never be   
   


the same. When you say things in anger,   
   


they leave a scar just like this one. You   
   


can put a knife in a man and draw it out.   
   


It won't matter how many times you say I'm   


sorry, the wound is still there. ' A verbal   
   


wound is as bad as a physical one.   
   


Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They   
   



   
make you smile and encourage you to succeed.   
   


They lend an ear, they share words of praise   
   



and they always want to open their hearts to us.'   
   


It's National Friendship Week. Tell/Show your   
   


friends how much you care.    
   


YOU ARE MY FRIENDS AND I AM HONORED!   
   


Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.   
    

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

Nice story, Dave. No holes here!

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now known around here as Pat Foster
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Nice Dave, deep holes may not heal too quickly but fortunately the smaller bumps and scratches do in very little time

Good post mate.

Cheers

Kim

Great Post!

*off to the hardware store to stock up on wood putty to fill all the holes I've made...*

VERY WELL SAID!!!!!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com