Vincent Ferrari
Fail, Fail, Fail, Fail, Fail
Man if there's a word that was prominent in my vocabulary this week it was fail. A week of experiments making new stuff for my jewelry...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jul 5, 2019
- 3 min
Stop Panicking And Think
This past week was a roller coaster ride of emotion working on a project for a customer. As part of the order, which was for two custom...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
Self-Edit To Maintain Your Standards
Sometimes you have to step back from your product, look at it, and recognize its shortcomings. I've been very excited about a new jewelry...
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Vincent Ferrari
- May 2, 2019
- 7 min
I Didn't Ask For Your Advice
I have a history, and that history involves letting things rub me the wrong way and then sulking about them way longer than I should. I...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
Does Your Passion Need To Be a Side Hustle?
Can you do something simply because you love doing it? Your initial reaction to that question says a lot about you and your perspective...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Apr 25, 2019
- 4 min
What if we like the cliche?
Every pursuit has its pretenses, and that statement is even more apparent when it comes to creative pursuits. Whatever you enjoy doing,...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
"I made it" doesn't mean "I must treasure it."
We all do bad work. If you're a creative and you think everything you do is great, you're probably a jerk and your work isn't as good as...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 22, 2019
- 4 min
When Do I Stop?
My good friend David Szweduik asked an incredible question on his most recent podcast (Episode 16), and the question is "When do I stop?"...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 19, 2019
- 4 min
Your Processes Are As Valuable As Your Projects
I have a robot army. When it comes to making projects for myself or for clients, I have various machines that I command and let them...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 15, 2019
- 3 min
Design Time Is Worth Something
If you make stuff and you sell it to people, you've done this wrong. Don't be ashamed. Sometimes we have to know what we're doing wrong...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 12, 2019
- 2 min
I'm Finally Doing It
I've had a business idea in my head for about 5 years, and I'm finally starting to do it. A friend and I were talking about a missing...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 5, 2019
- 4 min
The Elephant In The Room
For me, making isn't just about building things out of wood or making furniture. It's about creating something beautiful and interesting...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 1, 2019
- 6 min
Know Your Value; And Charge For It
"Exposure is a camera setting, not a job rate." I don't remember which one of my friends said that, but they nailed it and then, shortly...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
Crabs in a Bucket
"When you're a crab trying to get out of the bucket, never ask a crab in the bucket with you how to do it." Jimmy Diresta said that on...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
We All Start Somewhere
It's April 2017 and I had just gotten my first 3D printer. I was learning quickly that 3D printing often requires finishing, painting,...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jan 22, 2019
- 2 min
The Robot Army Grows
Recently I had a client order. It was a small custom-designed part, but it was a large quantity of them. I started out with my Robo R2,...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jan 16, 2019
- 3 min
It's Been Awhile; I'm Sorry
Hi it's me! You might remember me from my maker-related posts and my project updates and wow... It's been a long time since I've posted....
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Vincent Ferrari
- Dec 5, 2018
- 2 min
Play Nice With Others
Let's face it; as makers, we almost always work alone. Our shops are generally our sanctuaries, organized the way we like them, and...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
Shop Furniture Sucks; And Ya Gotta Do It
I'm very much against making my own shop furniture. It's not that I can't or that I don't have the tools, it's just that my shop time is...
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