It 'depends'.
I like a bit of randomness myself, aesthetically speaking.

trying to match 'too perfectly' is like anal ..and exhausting in a way.
I usta.  So relieved now.
I think symmetry is boring, unless it's well matched compression from
cylinder to cylinder.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: For Sale On The Samba

> At 12:52 PM 1/24/2011, BenT Syncro wrote:
>>Mike,
>>
>>You've just established your personality to the List.:-)
>
> Nope, just proper tailoring.  Same thing with cabinetry, people ought
> to take the trouble to match the grain on adjacent boards but what
> used to be a glaring fault has become commonplace.  It's still a glaring
> fault.
>
> :)
> d