In the thread about burning out on woodworking, we mentioned quite afew reasons that we do what we do..I wanted to add something my neighbor said the other night that reallymade sense..He comes by when he has a project or if I need help on one of mine, orjust shows up some nights with his coffee... He mentioned the other night that one of the reasons that he likedhanging out in my garage was that he loved the smell of sawdust...Thinking back to my dad's sign shop and his wood working tools, Irealized that I've been addicted to the smell of sawdust all mylife... especially pine or fir, 2 common types of lumber in the west..

You'd love the road in front of my house. There are several sawmills, one justthree miles up, and one down a side road. These days, the trash wood (slabs,sawdust) gets ground up and trucked to wherever. The trucks have mostly openbacks and high side vents, and the intense aroma of resin rich pine tends toprecede and follow them.Charlie Self"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moralphilosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification forselfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith

What makes a shop appealing?

Oct 09, 2004 21 Replies

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RKG 21 years ago

I can agree with that, my other hobby is winemaking and my #1 rule is when the first cork is popped the shop is closed.

Rick

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mac davis 21 years ago

oh, I wouldn't use anything dangerous if I was drinking... last night, I spread the parts out on a workmate next to my chair and played at hand sanding them while I listened to music with a few friends.. kinda like ladies knitting, I guess.. lol

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