It seems like my creativity and production are always going through peeks and valleys.
Right now I have a lot of work to do, my front gates are foremost in my mind at all times.
Also just finished a small turning job duplicating some spindles and making oak post toppers for a staircase.
I spent Saturday at my daughter's house measuring and buying materials to rebuild he porch handrails. The builder used #2 pine for the rails and stiles. We're going back with pressure treated.
I have bought wood to build a small work table to set up my laser and a computer to do design and some other tasks.
This will go in my storage room next to the shop. I continue to clean, rearrange, sort, store, and dispose of tools and lumber.
And I have an order for a big fish styled wooden bowl.
I know I can produce by hand and with the small assortment of power tools in a very small space, with the exception of large tables and cabinets, just about anything I want or need of wood. I have more work to do on marketing and selling my creations.
I feel better about myself, my prospects, my ability, my design perspective, and my life in general than I have in the last several years.
I know all this will change, it always does. For now I'm going with it.
I see the same ebb and flow in the forums here. Some people are making big and amazing things, some must be in the planning stage or taking a break. We are all learning to do more and better all the time. Even those who are coming to the end of a career or moving to a new adventure or even may have decided to quit work altogether still learn new things and pass on valuable lessons to the ones we leave behind. I think about y'all all of the time and always wonder what I can do to help. Even when I need help in the worst way I am also thinking about how to help someone else. I believe this is because when I was very young and asked for help to learn these skills there was no one there. I see a lot of people struggling just like I struggled and there is just no reason for that these days.
I hope you will ask for help if you can...
Right now I have a lot of work to do, my front gates are foremost in my mind at all times.
Also just finished a small turning job duplicating some spindles and making oak post toppers for a staircase.
I spent Saturday at my daughter's house measuring and buying materials to rebuild he porch handrails. The builder used #2 pine for the rails and stiles. We're going back with pressure treated.
I have bought wood to build a small work table to set up my laser and a computer to do design and some other tasks.
This will go in my storage room next to the shop. I continue to clean, rearrange, sort, store, and dispose of tools and lumber.
And I have an order for a big fish styled wooden bowl.
I know I can produce by hand and with the small assortment of power tools in a very small space, with the exception of large tables and cabinets, just about anything I want or need of wood. I have more work to do on marketing and selling my creations.
I feel better about myself, my prospects, my ability, my design perspective, and my life in general than I have in the last several years.
I know all this will change, it always does. For now I'm going with it.
I see the same ebb and flow in the forums here. Some people are making big and amazing things, some must be in the planning stage or taking a break. We are all learning to do more and better all the time. Even those who are coming to the end of a career or moving to a new adventure or even may have decided to quit work altogether still learn new things and pass on valuable lessons to the ones we leave behind. I think about y'all all of the time and always wonder what I can do to help. Even when I need help in the worst way I am also thinking about how to help someone else. I believe this is because when I was very young and asked for help to learn these skills there was no one there. I see a lot of people struggling just like I struggled and there is just no reason for that these days.
I hope you will ask for help if you can...
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