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    Quote Originally Posted by meinfs View Post
    My pointers (from experience):


    Other than for referring/refreshing the memory, I hardly read the manual on my second kilt (but I still had the diagram quickly available.

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    When I couldn't understand something (and I try to decipher the meaning), I just try something, anything. The results will show when it's done and I will have learned something. I also had the experience from using Barb's book before the xkilt.

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    Thanks again Alan H for the xkilt manual!
    I added the emphasis, above.... That's Perfect. That's exactly what I had in mind. The manual is a guide, but really what it is, is a kick in the keister to get folks going on the project which in the end isn't really all that hard. You figured out stuff on your own, and you had another reference to look into when you were confused. Upshot is, you have an X-Kilt to wear and you know a lot about kilts now.

    That's Success.

    You just thanked me, but in fact I should be thanking YOU......anyway, you're welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottEPooh View Post
    But you are right, poring over every nuance of the manual for a couple of hours is more for the Redundant Society of Redundancy. .
    Hey, could you say that again?

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    Now Alan, I'm still not quite sure. How do you REALLY feel?
    Gentleman of Substance

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    We love you Alan! Mostly because we always know how you feel. I personally love you, because you force me to chill, stop reading the maual 15 times, and JUST DO IT!

    There's a saying I remember from vet school (but applicable to pretty much every learning experience): See one, do one, teach one.

    It applies to everything we do. I've still only made 2 X-Kilts (and a few X-Skirts), but just the process of posting details has fixed it indelibly in my mind.

    Alan-welcome back!

    Be well,

    Star

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    I'm thankful Alan.

    My first was bad, my second was better, and my third was too small and light. I spent about 40$ total on all of it.

    Now I have a tank and I'm ready to make another x-kilt.

    -Tony

    P.S. - I also really enjoyed the personal touches you put into the manual. It made it all the more fun to read. I just gotta get the fiancee to read it so she can start making me kilts.

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