Originally posted by BLASTER1
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i am watching some guys. like you.. real builders. who are artists.. you mix physics and design to create structures..
i got 6 Frank Lloyd Wright books in the USA,, you show, and take them for free..
i got a few books on japanese traditional woodblock joint constructed homes.. i think I paid 200 US dollars 30 years ago.. .. you know me bro.. you know I am fascinated by guys like you, who can have a vision,, and make it real, within a year..
my wife goes looking for me.. and I am sitting with guys who are bending rebar, and pouring concrete.. ferro concrete.. my wife tells these professionals.. " i am sorry if my husband is bother you while you are busy working.. forgive him.. "
they tell my wife.. pretty girl, your husband is not bothering us at all. his questions about the thickness of concrete needed to bear certian loads, and how we calculate it..
.. we love to have someone who respects what we do... paul is our guy.. we take coffee breaks when he shows up with coffee for us all..
he asks us about curing rates in high humidity near ocean locations, etc... your husband is very very komaki.. detail orientated.. man... when I see these masters build.. guys just like you.. just like you.. language is not needed when you express your selves via your art.. building..
sometimes.. initially guys think I am watching them to criticize them.. .. for me.. to criticize anyone, means that i believe i know better than anyone.. that is not me...
my brother in law .. who builds big stuff for silicon valley. asks me for my input.. i say.. i do not know. not my expertise..
when he presses.. i say. look.. hire the best guys. pay them proper.. give them the freedom to do things their way. and get it done on time.. you accept all blame for any mistakes, even if they are not your mistakes.. you are the foreman.. everything is your fault.. make no excuses, and do not single anyone out.. hire the best men.. never lie to them.. and you can make it..
his guys.. love him.. now they love me.. and I can't even frame a house.. in theory.. yes .. in reality.. no..
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