Carpentry, lowering baseboard.

I've worked on many old houses here in the north east. A lot of times the existing situation and budget dictate the path taken. Maybe it's knob and tube, blocking in the walls, budget, whatever. Yeah, I've seen base notched, blocks installed, ect. This is something different. I think the wood grain is clouding some people's judgement of the finished job. I think it will look much different once painted and viewed from a different angle.