There will be such a resurgence of books and magazine articles, problem is we'll all be too focused on the next thing to pay them any mind… the smart publisher will print and promote now, not in 3 months
Mine is so "Top Secret" that I'm moving to Modesto and opening a shop there so Bill can't sneak in and take pictures… I've hired Security to shoot anyone they don't recognise on site, and make sure that they don't shoot me or they won't get paid.
Went to the hardwood yard in the big city today for more red oak and poplar for my present projects (little side trip in the work day) and also admired the stack of Honduras mahogany and the stack of black walnut.
Still not sure of what wood to use. So I was strong and left the mahogany and walnut there for now.
Yes, I successfully resisted the urge to jump in. But, is the deadline now just three weeks away?
I have this sometimes unfortunate quirk in my personality that treats thinking about what to do, and making plans for what to do, in my head, as a quantitative and material act. That's why I've read dozens of great books containing dozens of great ideas on a whole range of subjects but I have never put them to work outside my head. (You see, by just reading the book and thinking about it - perhaps even writing out or drawing up a plan, I feel like I've "done" something.)
Don't get me wrong, I'm a great advocate for thinking and making plans. I've found it very helpful in woodworking and life. But my point is that it's a very dangerous thing to say to me, "Get to it when you can!" Give me a time-line. Give me a deadline. Expect me to get it done by . . . and I will do the best job I can and I will meet the deadline. I have to discipline myself to do so, even if the other person says, "Get to it when you can." I'm not really a procrastinator. It's just that I love to think and there's always something else to think about! Or I can always think about the same thing some more! And therefore, I always have a sense of accomplishment and that I'm doing something!
I took a "strengths finder" personality test recently and it told me that one of my strengths is "Intellection" (A Thinker). Yet, written from a management viewpoint it pointed out that if you manage a person with a strength in "Intellection," you better pair him/her up with somebody who has a stength as an "Activator" (impatient for action) - the "Activator" will "push him/her to act on his/her thoughts and ideas."
Is that deadline just three weeks away? I've got the plan in my head. I've actually taken one material step and reclaimed some wood from a burn pile. Gosh, I better get after it! March 31st is my Activator!
Went to the office for a couple of hours this morning and decided that I could take today as my day off. Went straight to the shop and got started on my entry in the challenge.
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with short breaks for lunch, school pick-up and supper.
I used red oak with walnut pegs. Chose and applied the stain last night.
I've been "playing" with design on this project. Kind of creating as I go. (I know. I know. I need to buy a sketch pad.) So, as you can imagine, this has been one of those projects where I say to myself, "Well, I won't do that again." (multiple times) But it's been fun!
It's turning out "okay" but Wow!, I'm enjoying the other entries!
I'm still trying to figure out how to attach the top to get the effect I want.
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