Don't read instructions!

[John B]

After reading Jaun's question about available magazines relating to scrolling, it made me think.
I used to subscribe to  "Scroll Saw, Woodworking and Crafts, but I found it became a bit same same. However that is not what this is about.
I would deliberately not read the instructions attached to a pattern or project until I had thought through how I would make the item. Then when reading the article there would be "I never thought of that!" or "Nah, that's a much too complicated process to achieve that" etc. Just little mind games I would play.

[wombatie]

Typical male......

[dgman]

I kind of do the same thing John! Sorry Marg!

[kmmcrafts]

Who reads? Just look at the pictures / patterns..

[preprius]

I skip the patterns.

[Jim McDonald]

I "read" the instructions, but my eyes seem to skip the most important step the first time through.

Not just sawing, but many other projects as well.

[Norm Fengstad]

On 3/5/2022 at 8:57 PM, John B said:

After reading Jaun's question about available magazines relating to scrolling, it made me think.
I used to subscribe to  "Scroll Saw, Woodworking and Crafts, but I found it became a bit same same. However that is not what this is about.
I would deliberately not read the instructions attached to a pattern or project until I had thought through how I would make the item. Then when reading the article there would be "I never thought of that!" or "Nah, that's a much too complicated process to achieve that" etc. Just little mind games I would play.

With you  on this one. 

[Fedido]

Instructions are for patterns? I thought that paper was to start the fire to burn the scraps. 

[Bill WIlson]

What are these "instructions" of which you speak?