I don’t always know what I’m doing at first.
But that’s kind of the point.
Don’t let anyone tell you you’re too old to shoot at army men with BB guns.
After continuously and relentlessly honing and refining the skill of thinking, the whole exercise becomes habitual and addictive. It builds confidence that you can dive in, get messy, figure it out, screw it up a few times but eventually – with tenacity and an impatient spirit – get it right.
Spare hours channel this thinking torrent into other areas – regardless of prior understanding. So I find myself a white guy untangling the mysteries of Indian cuisine. Or woodworking and building things. Picking up photography. Learning piano or mandolin.
Below is a collection of such tangents.
I’m not a professional woodworker, chef or musician … but hey, why not?
Mosscape shelf
Mountainscape shelf
Paduak/walnut/maple mushrooms
Angelique candle
Cutting boards
Sometimes sawdust is purdy
Salvaged tree candle
A butterfly made of my first niece's initials
Knife block in progress
Knife block
Bulk spices
Naan before it's naan
Naan before it's gone
Tube powered monitor
In-progress wall hanging made for my first nephew, Baz Malick (Falcon King)
Wall hanging made for my first nephew, Baz Malick (Falcon King)
Cutting boards
insta cameras in progress
insta cameras
A gift with laser engraving
Toy camera lens before turning
Toy camera
Classic kids wooden blocks. One set for my son and one for my cousin's son.
Wine stoppers
Just a container
Bowl made of firewood
Ambrosia maple bowl
Walnut container
Firewood candle
Firewood candles
Firewood bowl
Bacon before being smoked
Bacon ready for packaging
Quilt stand
Quilt stand
Fourth generation Lionel enthusiast
Grapes!
Grapes!
Stedicam is heavy. And hard.
Firewood container
Retro gaming station plans
Retro gaming station
Pachinko rebuild
Walnut firewood bowl
Seedling potmakers
Maple/walnut container
Marblewood mushroom
Rosewood mushrooms
Firewood burl candleholder