Curing the Disorderly Shop #1: Sometimes ya just need an intervention!
Last year, a friend at work saw a pen that I made, and suggested that we go in together and make a bunch as office Christmas gifts. I agreed, so we set about making plans. We made about 30, and they were big hits. (At least none were thrown back at us! :o) ) However, he was a bit taken aback by the amount of materials, unfinished projects, and general clutter. He commented that his own shop needed to be cleaned out and reorganized, and suggested that we take turns helping each other with our shops. The first Saturday I went to his place, and realized that I’d been had! His shop was hardly cluttered, and it took us all of 2 hours to tear through the “clutter”, toss ...
