Many woodworkers are technically skilled and able to create an item exactly as detailed in a plan. Some lack the willingness to take risks and push the boundaries. Technical skills are important, but they only get you so far. Creativity and problem solving are key skills for anyone making original work. For me, design is … Continue reading Roll With It
I'm beginning to catch up on posting some recently-completed projects which are now posted in my Store. The wood for these two cribbage boards is from a local apple tree. While I cannot guarantee one of these spectacular boards will improve your game, it may be enough to distract your opponent so that you can … Continue reading New Apple Cribbage Boards
While preparing for my presentation at PechaKucha Night (which is tomorrow, doors at 6:30, show at 7:30 pm, tickets $12 at the door) I found some new quotes which I have added to my page titled Quotables. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams Out … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
I have been planning and researching for my PechaKucha Night presentation at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre next month and while looking for a particular quote, I came across this one which you can now find, among many others, on my page titled Quotables. "Basically the woodworker is not driven by commerce, but by a need to create … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
I've been doing a lot of thinking and research about the PechaKucha presentation I'm giving next month and I keep thinking about this quote: The more I learn, the more I realize what little I know. - K.C. Freeman Find this quote, along with many other interesting quotes on the page titled Quotables.
Of all the bench planes (bevel-down) I have acquired, the Veritas ones have been by far the easiest to adjust and for that, I love them. Blade adjustments have always been responsive and predictable; I could set the mouth to let through only a sliver of light quicker than you can read the upcoming quote, … Continue reading New Grips for My Veritas #5-1/4 Bench Plane
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. - Benjamin Franklin Preparing is not the same as planning. I think of planning as forethought specific to a task or project, such as creating detailed drawings, cut lists, or mock-ups. I would also include organizing construction steps in a logical sequence, which is often the extent … Continue reading On Preparation
Most of my speculative work, including Sculpted Ash Table and Maple Trestle Table is built spontaneously and every design decision I make is dependent on how the piece looks at that very moment. Sometimes, that means I don't even know what I'm building. I believe that the best, most soulful work cannot be planned. It can … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
I think that this quote is very applicable to my Tweet Alongs (not so much Child's Loft Bed as the others), in which I enter each new step with little or no prior planning. Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
I am reading David Savage's book, Furniture With Soul: Master Woodworkers and Their Craft. It's a very interesting read full of insights and pictures and I would certainly recommend it to anyone passionate about woodworking, especially someone who likes to push the boundaries. This quote comes from page 220. The techniques are a starting place, … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
