tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post5314419379947710658..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: A Shop At Rest Stays At RestBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-72697572172106398022013-04-11T07:01:50.445+02:002013-04-11T07:01:50.445+02:00Don't get me started. I know this about multi...Don't get me started. I know this about multiple projects, but I can't help it sometimes.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-32712802343089321222013-04-10T19:11:07.097+02:002013-04-10T19:11:07.097+02:00I've found that momentum in a project, whether...I've found that momentum in a project, whether it's woodworking or anything else for that matter, is the most important factor to not only complete it, but also do a good job. Just this past Sunday was a real momentum killer for me that I won't get into other than saying that trying to explain to your wife why you just can't stop making a drawer in the middle of making it and expect to pick up where you left off the following weekend just isn't a lot of fun.<br />I've also found that having too many things going at once can also be a momentum killer. I am so tempted to start on my new workbench top that I had to actually pull myself out of the garage last night as I was about to plane the boards to thickness. I've found that having two or three half finished projects going at one time is another sure way to never finishing one of them.<br />Billconfusedwoodworker@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388390480569098626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-72415892701796777792013-04-07T22:38:10.146+02:002013-04-07T22:38:10.146+02:00What she doesn't know can't hurt her.
I ...What she doesn't know can't hurt her. <br /><br />I realized today that it is a good thing I have been dinking around with this table project. We decided today that the current design is not going to work, so we will come up with something completely different. Thank goodness I haven't cut any joints yet!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-91710022386771616862013-04-07T21:45:33.360+02:002013-04-07T21:45:33.360+02:00Actually I didn't mention the Milkmans bench, ...Actually I didn't mention the Milkmans bench, since I wasn't sure if SWMBO would allow that sort of woodworking in the Apartment. But I think it is a good idea with a sturdy table to serve as a base for a Milkmans bench, and when it is not in actual use, you could use it as a dining table.Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-2810753565882256262013-04-07T08:57:15.234+02:002013-04-07T08:57:15.234+02:00I think I have enough projects in the wings in var...I think I have enough projects in the wings in various states of completion.<br /><br />However, I was thinking about your dad's milkman's bench. That might be cool for working at the apartment. Perhaps it will give me some inspiration to finish the dining table. Not a dining table, but something to hold up a portable bench!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-28888247732676366142013-04-07T08:55:14.996+02:002013-04-07T08:55:14.996+02:00Hi Dyami,
I think you hit it on the head. Someti...Hi Dyami,<br /><br />I think you hit it on the head. Sometimes my shop tells me to stay away, too!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-44783272803327305472013-04-06T23:02:14.165+02:002013-04-06T23:02:14.165+02:00I think it is a classic problem. Perhaps a solutio...I think it is a classic problem. Perhaps a solution could be to find some woodwork that you can actually do in Garmisch.<br />Before I decided to build the sea chest, I carved a name sign for a horse. I could do it sitting in the control room, and I just used a hobby knife with a breakable blade. This won't make much of a mess. There is no requirements for workholding, and if the wood is fairly soft it quite a nice job. True to the tradition, I used pallet wood (I think it was pine).<br />Personally I don't like carvings very much, they tend to be overwhelming. But a name sign is something else.<br /><br />I have thought about taking up scale modelling of timber structures. Build a copy of the structure for an old house using 0.5" x 0.5" strips instead of the original 5x5's or whatever size they had (probably 8x8). Make the correct joints. this can be achieved with a hobby knife and perhaps a very small saw. <br />If you make a nice looking cabin, you can help me build it in full scale.<br />Good luck<br />Jonas<br /> Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-43177095518015362142013-04-06T21:11:41.586+02:002013-04-06T21:11:41.586+02:00Great point, Brian. My (only) shop is just a few s...Great point, Brian. My (only) shop is just a few short steps from my front door, but there is certainly an ebb & flow of it calling me or telling me to stay away. Dyami Plotkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048444158221648393noreply@blogger.com