Nice piece. I have intimate knowledge of what you speak. Working with wood is a joy unto itself. If you make something useful, all the better. But if it's whittling a foot of 2x2 down to the perfect toothpick, that's a joy as well. Thanks for the picture of the shavings. I swear I can smell 'em. And significantly, you only get shavings with a hand tool. Power tools save time & effort, but they don't make shavings. More's the pity.
Nice piece. I have intimate knowledge of what you speak. Working with wood is a joy unto itself. If you make something useful, all the better. But if it's whittling a foot of 2x2 down to the perfect toothpick, that's a joy as well. Thanks for the picture of the shavings. I swear I can smell 'em. And significantly, you only get shavings with a hand tool. Power tools save time & effort, but they don't make shavings. More's the pity.