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Originally Posted by nekokami
Good luck, Yvan!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
That's good news, Yvan! I hope you get the job. Even if you don't like it a lot it sounds like an interesting change. And you can always find something else later (in better times, I mean).
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The work itself is very interesting but it is not a job per se. No regular pay means you can't borrow and face with certainty all that follows.
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Originally Posted by mjh215
The independent thing does have its drawbacks. But the creativeness of the job would be nice... It is the biggest thing my father misses about the work on these large pieces, very little of the fine details he loved doing by hand. Though his Stanley 151's are still the most common tools he uses in the shop, go figure... 
Hope it works out for you, good luck!
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Thank you! You are right by noticing that the creativity part is the nicest thing. Otherwise, woodworking would be just next to a tedious chore.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i used to have a neighbor who was a violin maker (before he moved back to italy... *sigh* i still miss that guy) and he took me one day to visit his workshop and show me how he made a violin. he had a whole series of planes going from approximately regular size down to tiny (smaller than my thumb, and i have small thumbs) ; they were so gorgeous and cute i wished i could keep one. instead i just took a photo of them. i love tools, especially old ones ; i think they're beautiful objects. |
Those old woodworking tools are so nice that people snatched them up as decorating pieces and created a collector hobby. Because of this, fabricators of period furniture have difficulty procuring themselves the true tools needed, or just forfait the search by paying high prices to acquire them. If they can find them.