I am beginning a new and what may become strong passion for an artistic form of metalworking sometimes referred to as “metalsmithing”. This is far from the machine shop form of metal work I normally do. I have long known artistic metalsmithing existed but denied myself any interest, as it was a fancy-smancy jeweler’s trade. I have found out it is far more interesting and creative than boring holes in a block of aluminum. Well…...
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Behind Schedule
Because of my real work, I always feel I am behind schedule on my work shop projects. Nothing in the work shop (to do) is on a critical path. So my anxiety is self inflicted and totally controlled, but I still feel it. My plans have always been to build a workshop that I can enjoy while I am in retirement. Retirement is a time when I assumed it would be harder to make large...
Continue reading...Niagara Falls ?!
Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch. I remember this being said in a Three Stooges short movie whenever the words “Niagara Falls” was mentioned. I assumed (when I was a kid) it was a famous quote from a book or a movie. Do a search today on the Web and it will show the quote was used in Vaudeville acts and by other comedians. I guess you had to live back then...
Continue reading...Shop Clean Up
I took a couple of days and went after cleaning and organizing my workshop with a vengeance. I like to have at hand the tools and material I need for a project. If I don’t take the time and effort to clean up and put things back in their normal storage, I soon can find nothing. I felt I was almost into one of those “everything is lost and nothing can be found” stages. So...
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