Just finished my 50th full leather binding and the number hit me

I was cleaning up my bench and counted the finished projects on my shelf. Fifty books, all done with hand-sewn headbands and leather covers. It took me over three years to get here, starting with that awful first one where I cut the leather too short. That number feels real in a way my other projects don't. Has anyone else had a count that made them stop and think about how far they've come?

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shane_wilson58m ago

My buddy who restores old radios hit 100 units last month. He showed me his log book, every single one with the repair notes and a photo. Said he just sat there staring at the stack of them in his garage, thinking about the first one he totally fried by crossing the wrong wires.