Authenticity
Caveman?
Did I really mean to imply some moral codes are primitive?
No, I wanted it to be plain.
Remind you of anything?
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#Stick 21 first cuts
The objective of the cut I’m making below is to get enough of the fat side of the stick turned on the stick’s axis (which, from the perspective of the stick, is new — all the pieces before were turned on their own axis’, this step is getting them all on the same page, so […]
#Stick 20 first cuts
Three videos, the first is just a milestone for Karen — your stick getting its first cuts. The second shows a little more of the stick. Third, the joint pin. One appreciates geometry when making sticks out of several pieces of wood. On this video you can see how one section (the part being cut) […]
Stick 21 ready to glue
This is an Excalibur model, a hero -wielded weapon on the blood-red felt. Or green. Whatever. Like that Michael Keyton line. You running 220 to that outlet? Yeah. 220, 221. Whatever it takes. Whatever felt hosts your particular battle, the Eexcalibur stick is made the way you like it, and the cost is based on […]
#Stick 21: Dennis
Dennis wanted stick 19 but it sold before he grabbed it. I’m building another for him — and so far, he doesn’t know — so I wanted to give him a surprise look at something integral to stick building (the way I do it. Materials place demands on construction.) I core every stick. Meaning, I […]
First commissioned stick: #Stick 20: Caribbean
The client has a color scheme in mind. I’ll be testing my dyes to get as close to her intended palette as possible. The dyes will be applied to the outside of the stick, so the colors will be more consistent across the grain, rather than infused at different rates, and darknesses, according to the […]
Absolutely Nothing to Fear
Never feel powerless. The moment you decide, the vacuum fills. Probability yields to possibility as things that were set to go one way react to your decision — inexorably, as a chemical reaction is inexorable, baked in, to the nature of the chemicals reacting. They react because that is what they are and what they […]
Stick 19 ready to sand/finish
Purple Object Ball Eater is 18.9 ounces and 60.5 inches. It looks as if the butt is much longer than the shaft, but part of that is the joint protector. It’s waaaay long and will be cut back. Won’t fit a bag. Bus aside from that, the butt is longer, and this stick has a […]
