u know wot? ive learnt some of my best tricks down the pub..talkin to specialists...long as i can remember em in the mornin!!
best one springs to mind was puttin shapes in block pavin...pave your area, lay your shape on top, draw round it with black marker, cut it out with styl saw, lift old blocks, replace with shape blocks, sand it and whack it...job done...looks the bollox....