Building From Scratch
Many builders do not use any pre-fabricated parts, ready-made castings, or even drawings. This is called "building from scratch", and it adds another facet to the hobby.
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Famous quotes containing the words building and/or scratch:
“The mention of one apartment in a building naturally introduces an enquiry or discourse concerning the others: and if we think of a wound, we can scarcely forbear reflecting on the pain which follows it.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)