This week's theme was refinements and efficiencies. Say hello to my new assembly table. This baby replaces a sheet of plywood atop a couple of sawhorses. The old set-up served me well for a number of years, but it was time to move on and upgrade. With more and more commissions coming in this will allow me a dedicated space to assemble them wholly.
I am so excited for this new table and perfectly flat surface. The tortious box technology, basically it's like a hollow core door but much stronger. I could go on and on about just this one feature, but I'm guessing my readership would drop dramatically at this point so I'm going to skip the details.
Another function is the added storage. Not to mention that all of the stuff needed to assemble a new creation is in one place. I know it's a novel concept. The clamps and glue and everything else are all together. I took my time in planning this out to accommodate a wide variety of tools, customizing each drawer and cabinet to house specific items. No more running from one side of the shop to the other. Ok, ok... the shop is quite small, but when you only have a few minutes to get everything together before the glue sets, every minute counts.
Sigh... oh how I love to have things in their places. It brings a sense of order and purpose to the creative process. Over the years I have upgraded several of the tools in the shop, and where this is not a mechanical machine, it is every bit a tool. The shop as a whole is one big tool. The more organized and well laid out, the more efficient and easier it is to produce and create.
The space in which we live, create, produce should be for the person we are becoming.