Squint

When we ignore minor flaws and shoddy workmanship, things can appear to be finely crafted. Even when they’re not. There’s a clever phrase: “If you squint, it’s mint.”

And at times, there are good reasons for allowing a margin of slop.

But there’s a place, too, for precision and craft.

It’s the opposite of squinting. It’s: the closer you look, the more delighted you are by the exquisite attention to detail.

That kind of care doesn’t come with its own clever phrase.