Hello again. I’ve been away for a while, eleven weeks in fact. Life had thrown me a curve ball and well, things just got out of control and all tops-turvy. To be completely honest I’ve been pretty uninspired and unmotivated over the past couple of months. But hopefully that’s all behind me now. I’m back out in the shop and creating again.
As far as my challenge goes… Well, I’m not exactly sure how that is going to pan out. There is no way I’ll be able to finish twelve new pieces in two weeks to make my fifty-two-week deadline. So exactly how I finish I’m not sure yet, but I am going to finish. I’ll get that all sorted out this week and let you know.
So these past eleven weeks I’ve been working on sorting out - life. Well, I don’t know that I figured life out but my head is back on straight again. However, in the meantime, when I felt like it, I worked on updating my chop saw station. It might not be the sexiest or most creative piece I’ve built, but it is, if nothing else, functional. Before beginning my challenge, I constructed the basic framing for the stand. It supported the saw but was left unfinished and without reaching my initial vision. During my time "away" I boxed in the base and added doors and drawers.
I’m looking forward to using the new and improved miter station. It’s not perfect from an appearance standpoint as I did not spend time fussing with fancy joinery or in hiding exposed edges, after all its shop furniture. But it is perfect where it counts. Its dead flat, its sturdy and completely functional.
As far as life goes… Here is what I know. In the end it’s amazing, every day is a gift, it’s filled with highs and lows, ups and downs, but in the end it’s what you make of it. It is the sum of your choices and experiences.
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”