We must respect the growing things that give us pleasure if we are to learn to handle them properly, to prune in the right place, foster in the right place, train in the right place. The craftsman knows this. He knows that ignorance and impatience spell destruction, that in handling the living wood he needs to know its qualities and how to turn them to the best account, how to use his tools skillfully so that shapeliness will follow, and that an outburst of impatience will only land him into difficulties and possibly ruin the job.
It is a grand school of self-restraint.
— The Woodworker, June 1947
The redone shop looks amazing. Any chance you’re going to do a writeup on the alterations?
Ben,
I’m sure I will in time. I’m so deep into this book that it is all I can do to juggle the day job and the night one.
But it will come.
Thank you Chris! The shop look great indeed! How big(or small) is it?
Cheers
I think that is the biggest dovetail box I have ever seen. Maybe it is trick photography. 🙂
I hope this book will come with some good video footage. I look forward to it.
There is a shop like that in part of my Heaven…
Eric
Very well said. As they say there is a place for everything. My father used to tell me when it comes to craftsman measurement is very important. That what I learned from him because once you fail in the measurement the foundation of your work is weak, very weak…