Those dudes from the '50's had it goin' on.
The Wisdom of the Hands blog had the following:
The Golden Gloves tourney is over so I'll have a little more time to work on things now. Hoping to get after a couple of the motorcycle projects real soon. The chest/back thing is still giving me some grief but I could ride a motorcycle. I've been longing to get back on a bicycle now that the weather's turning nice and the gas prices have gone up. One way or the other, I need to be commuting on two wheels.
The Wisdom of the Hands blog had the following:
While the quote is talking about woodworking, the same thing happens with metal. Brass and copper develop a nice patina but where it is constantly being touched it shines up and the sharp corners become nicely rounded. That's when it develops the real beauty. Kinda like Miss Lube Rack - nicely rounded. We all need to feed the creative beast within. As Mr. Stowe says: make, fix and create.
Indicating the rich, warm patina of a tremendous plank table in his kitchen, he (Odate) mentioned the idea of the “user’s finish”—the fact that no piece is really complete until, 50, 100, or 300 years down the road, the thousands of users’ hands handling a piece have given it the true finish, one that the maker could not give when the piece was assembled. It speaks of the present-day craftsman imbuing his or her work with their intention and sense of social responsibility, and projecting that skill and care towards the future, where further generations will be able to feel the woodworker’s spirit with them still.
The Golden Gloves tourney is over so I'll have a little more time to work on things now. Hoping to get after a couple of the motorcycle projects real soon. The chest/back thing is still giving me some grief but I could ride a motorcycle. I've been longing to get back on a bicycle now that the weather's turning nice and the gas prices have gone up. One way or the other, I need to be commuting on two wheels.
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