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Saw a hotel lobby in Nashville with a perfect 16-foot ceiling seam

It was a compound curve meeting a flat plane, and I couldn't spot the tape line from 10 feet away. What's the best method you've found for blending those long, tricky transitions?
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elliotm57
elliotm5726d ago
Perfect seams are just hiding the real structure. A visible joint shows how things are actually built, like seeing the bolts on a steel bridge. That flawless finish feels fake, like a plastic veneer. Why cover up the craft with mud and tape?
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the_max
the_max27d ago
That perfect seam is just satisfying craftsmanship, period.
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laura_chen41
Totally agree with you @the_max. It's that tiny detail showing someone really cared about the build. You see it in a clean dovetail joint or a smooth weld bead. That kind of finish just makes the whole piece feel solid and right.
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