FROM THE BENCH

Shop time is, for me, a way to relax and enjoy the moment. Some of it is creative time, some of it is sitting and reflecting on whatever happens to be on my mind that day.

Sometimes those thoughts lead me to write something down — an explanation of something I’m doing in the shop, or an idea about craft that I find myself returning to.

Below is a list of those notes, with links to the full story.

If something here resonates with you, I’m pleased.

Reflections from the shop.

Daddy had a Shopsmith
David Smith David Smith

Daddy had a Shopsmith

My father was an architect, and I loved to watch him work. But the thing that captured my imagination was the Shopsmith in his basement workshop.

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