Yesterday had to be the single most overwhelming birthday I think I ever had and I don’t want to go too far beyond it without saying a massive all-caps-in-bold THANK YOU! But it’s not just for your well-wishing I am grateful though I am very thankful you took the time and trouble to write me,…
Happy 65th birthday to Paul! Paul is 65 today. I would like to welcome you all to wish him a happy birthday in the comments. Last year I did a guest post and let everyone know it was his birthday. This year I thought I would do the same but also take the opportunity to…
Nostalgia matters because it cares for the past not just about it as a past archaic thing but because it has real value for crafting artisans and especially those looking for satisfaction working in realms beyond mass making. Artisans have valid lives offering something mass makers can’t give. Remember, it’s not you that can’t compete…
I think not… A year just past. It holds real value in undergirding tomorrow and a new year yet to unfold relies on it. You know where this is going, but I hope you will understand why I write it down here. There is a generation yet to be born and they may just need…
Paul Sellers’ New Year’s Day post_01.01.15_ENGLISH to SPANISH translation traducción del inglés por Carlos J. Collazo ¡Hacerte un Artesano Como Estilo de Vida Depende de tí! Dentro de pocas horas un nuevo año desplegará sus minutos, horas y días hacia un futuro desconocido y cada uno de nosotros daremos un paso adentro de sus abismos…
Becoming a Lifestyle Artisan Is Up To You! In a few hours a new year will unfold its minutes to become hours and days into an unknown future and we will each step into its chasms and onto its mountains to overcome the obstacles we call simply ‘Life‘. I don’t tend to look back into…
A few months ago I bought half a dozen 3/8” I. Sorby mortise chisels via eBay for what was really very little money, I think around £3 each and they were in almost perfect, little-used condition. It was just one of those days I suppose when bidding didn’t happen and this has happened a couple…
Some thoughts on different perspectives Periodically I’m surprised by people who say or are advised that you can’t make a living from being a furniture maker and woodworker today. Mostly it’s the belief of several things not the least of which is the belief that all machine work is faster and more effective instead of…
The new Joiner’s toolbox filming is done My days are filled with different but interconnected events where I research and develop ideas, restore many things, design furniture pieces for training woodworkers around the world, write and blog, photograph and draw, work with film makers filming our work and with other men, friends that operate behind…
There is always the challenge of changing someone’s made up mind once the mind is indeed made up or someone has already perhaps invested time and money into something or, even more, taken offence. It’s natural to defend a stance we already agree with, after all. We all do it to some greater or less…