Craftmanship

"Of course, one of the great troubles has been that people have not always understood that this kind of craftsman usually does fine, honest work-work that will last a long time and be fine to experience. And the craftsman-a vicious circle- the craftsman gradually becomes alarmed and saddened, and even humiliated by his inability to make ends meet. At that point something happens to all but a very few. Things change somehow. A small compromise leads to another small compromise, and finally we wind up doing something that we do not really love. It's a sneaky thing."

James Krenov
A Cabinetmaker's Notebook

The Impractical Storm

I've got a few projects in the works. Sometimes in my work I tend to jump around. Whether or not that is a good or bad thing I'm not sure.

 
 One of the projects I've started on is a small cabinet. It has marquetry on the doors which I have begun drawing out as well as doing some initial cutting.

   I tend to cut my marquetry while I'm still drawing it out. It breaks things up. Did I mention I like to jump around?
   I've got a few other small projects going on that I'll try to do some posts on over the next couple days.
 
And the shop is looking like it was hit buy a small storm.