(November 15, 2023 at 10:18 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Sharp tools. Sometimes I'll get a mind to make something, go down to the basement, and spend the next 8 hours sharpening shit instead. We don't have alot of furniture, but I could shave with any of my chisels, so there's that.
Something similar: I find hand planing wood to be a meditative exercise. There are times when I’ll clamp a piece of ash or walnut in the vise and just…plane. Not building something, not envisioning a project, just…planing.
Boru
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