I put it back!

Joy · #21 08-28-2008, 05:35 PM

Well geez! it seems like I went to all this trouble to teach myself to be neat and I'm only stifiling my creativity! hehehe

Joy · #22 08-28-2008, 05:38 PM

Keoma, I love my Tormek.....it removes material slowly....which is what I need. As far as honing...if it gets slow I just add more paste. Works for me.

Iowa Carver · #23 08-29-2008, 01:01 AM

Yes, very much so, I always have my tools I am using organized and laying without touching each other. Mostly because I don't want to knick them against each other. For the most part, the chips are on the floor when I carve.

Corey

MelNM · #24 08-29-2008, 05:24 PM

Only one word comes to mind about how my tools are organized when I carve. Mel
"OINK"

Joy · #25 08-29-2008, 05:51 PM

I think the "messers" have the "neatnics" beat. My tools are still neat.....who cares if there are wood chips all over the bedroom!

carvnman40 · #26 08-30-2008, 09:55 AM

Joy, I envy you. I always have good intentions about keeping my tools and worktop neat as I work but somehow I get so involved that everything ends up a jumbled mess. I guess I'm a classic "messer".
Mike

makinchips · #27 08-30-2008, 10:57 AM

Mess??????

What mess?

It's called. "Evidence of productivity!!!"

Joe,

Make Chips!

sccarnes · #28 08-30-2008, 11:32 AM

after many years of marriage, i have convinced my lovely bride, the trick is,
if there is a clutter, and there usually is, someone coming , put it[out of sight ,as to putting it away],.
then we have to remember where we put it out of sight,
but hey after raising 5 kids, 4 grandkids, and other homeless persons, we have taken on their persona,
got to may things going on to worry,
one time my wife and kids , for my birthday, cleaned my shop, i could not find my 1/2 inch wrench for 2 days, lesson was learned ,
if i put it down, i must mean for it to be there!
Sam

Joy · #29 08-30-2008, 05:18 PM

In other words, " If you're not making a mess....you're not carving". I can live with that.

mark yundt · #30 08-31-2008, 02:55 PM

It's Sunday afternoon and I'm cleaning my shop! I'm symbolically clearing away the mess that the process used to create them is also swept away.
I'm now back to square one,,the proverbial clean slate,,ready for new thoughts about the next stage of carving. Can't have old thoughts and messes mingling with the new ones now can I?
The last mess got me here,,,the new mess will get me somewhere else,,and on and on,,till I finally clean up the last mess and I'm only left with a finished carving.
Then,,like it says on a shampoo bottle,,,REPEAT