What frustrates you most in your "shop"?

[cgleather]

Dust and time.

[thecapgunkid]

Has anybody preached to you yet about a clicking knife with a sharp point, where you hone it by shaving imaginary slices off a piece of fine grit emery cloth stapled to a furring strip, and then polished it on a cloth wheel?

When the Knights Of Columbus moved me out here to Pittsburgh, we picked a house where, for no apparent reason, the previous owner added a wooden barn the size of a bedroom in spite of the multitude of space in the rest of the house and garage.

You know that I know that you know what went through my head as I planned on running some electricity into the place. I went from a ten-footer in the front third of my old garage in Connecticut to this fresh-wood-smell palace and have been re-arranging it ever since. Lasts hanging off the walls in neat rows, a stand up bench in the middle, saddle making stand in the corner, tools neatly put away each time they were used, and so on. Every spring it gets shuffled around and swept out, and I will get some idea that makes me wanna change something. AND....I am greatful enough to know how good I have it to boot!!

Moral of the story...there's something wwwwrrrooonnnngggg with us. Maybe it's the restlessness of being able to create nice crafted stuff, or that kernel of desire to do things different or that eternal quest for the right, neatly cubby-holed workspace where we can spend the rest of our lives in productive peace.....nnnaaaahhhh!!!

Don't shoot yore eye out, kid

The Capgun Kid

[Go2Tex]

Dust and time.

Wasn't that a song?..... Make a good title for a book, too.

Edited October 31, 2009 by Go2Tex

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

Well, I have read all the posts till now, and funny thing, I resemble with all of them! Guess that as time goes on, and you get "long in the tooth", you get a chance to experiance all the frustrations/joy of being a leatherworker. Glad to see that I'm not the only one that enjoys this life. This was a fun post.

Bondo Bob