It is four months since I worked in my shop.
I have been very very busy for these four months so that I could not do any of my unfinished project. But in Japan thiese three days were three-day weekend and today I could enjoy woodworking.
I finished to set a table for my drill press and jointer. Afrter that I made a small step for my two year son.
It was surprising that I could make it for a short time though before I couldn’t do anythig after a long contemplation. Perhaps It was necessary for me to rest long time.
These days I didn’t want to woodwork. I thought I lost my passion for woodworking. But it was wrong. Simply I was too tired to make any project.
Tomorrow I will get up early and finish the step for my little son “Chumaru”.
-- Satoru Nakamaru, Japan ---It takes twenty years to make an overnight success. -- And if my English is strange or incorrect, please tell me.
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lew
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posted 438 days ago
I think we go through times when it seems our passion for wood working is less strong.
They are many distractions in life that will pull us away from the things we enjoy most. To truly enjoy life- including our passions- we must sleep when we are tired, eat when we are hungry and make saw dust when the spirit moves us- and never feel guilty about any of this.
Lew
MsDebbieP
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posted 438 days ago
yes, sometimes we just need a break . and then we can get back to what we love to do!
Aren’t you glad that you did not sell your tools already? :)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Don Newton
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posted 438 days ago
For me I do miss the sawdust when I am away too long. I find that just deciding to spend 15 minutes cleaning up leads to a project.
-- Don, Pittsburgh
tborg
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posted 437 days ago
My wife died a few months ago and I find it hard to start or finish a project, but I will go down to the shop and maybe run a scrap of oak or walnut through the saw just for the smell and and do something to fix up the shop and I move forward and know passion and inspiration will come when it is time. untill then I enjoy the smell