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10/2/2021
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One thing I like about building working with reclaimed
materials is how it gives my objects stories. The story
can be joy of discovery when I find something thrown out
(with a bit of added feeling of virtue of saving it from
the landfill)[1]. The story can be the bittersweet one of
using something that I only have because my grandparents
and father have passed, but for a moment I can be
reconnected to them[2]. There are even stories on top of
stories, as try to make parts of my builds modular and
thus reuse pieces over and over.
When I make a gift, I have to just store the memories in
my mind (or in my journal), but when I know what I am
making is for my own use, I like to take out a Sharpie
and write out the what the items used to be.
I've got a lot of use out the parts of a couch that used
to be in our living room. Most of it was chip board, but
there was even some real wood cross posts, one of which I
have been using as my pull up bar. Also one of the pieces
of chip board is now the fly wheel to my pump drill.
What's a piece on making without mentioning my pump drill?
[1] But I must admit the more important feeling to me is
the one of discovery . . . and of saving money.
[2] I want to emphasize both grandparents on my father's
side. My grandma was an artist and I use so many tools
of hers for layout and percision. My grandpa is where I
have my hoard of nails and tools that provide grip and
torque. I also have to mention his Swanson try square,
one of most used items in the shop. From my grandmother
the lesson was to be creative. From my grandfather, be
useful.
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I'd love to hear from people. My email is the handle minus
"net" (so, a work by Voltaire that starts with "c"), at
sdf.org.
While we're adding boiler plate: this work is in the public
domain. Do what you want with it.