"What do you do with that"
john lucas
I was reading the latest FineWoodworking and the reprinted an old article written by the late Andy Rooney. Here is a paragraph that I loved and is perfect for my lifestyle in my shop.
"When strangers cme into my shop, they often look at a tool and ask, "what do you do with that". They don't understand that having the tool, like having good wood , is an end in itself. If I owned a Rembrandt, no one would ask, "what do you do with it" I like looking at the tool, feeling it, and even usint it once in a while. I dream idly of the wonderful pieces I could make with it's help. I don't usually make them, I just dream."
Now how perfect is that. A lot of my work I hear people say, what do you do with that. My answer is, what do you do with a painting or photograph. You look at, admire it, touch it and just appreciate owning it.
