A Letter To Rhett

“This gets at a question I asked you a few years back about techniques to translate what we see into model form. I don’t immediately think of breaking things down into contrast, texture, light and color. These are valuable concepts to understand. I see a good...

Moving Forward

As I shared in the last post, the current build reached an important stage. With the underframe all but completed, it was time to evaluate the work. Having done so, I’m both pleased and disappointed. I’m pleased that most of the critical dimensions are on...

Dealing With The Unexpected

In early June our 20+-year-old air conditioner died and we’re in the process of having a new system installed. We decided to replace the furnace too since it’s about the same age. In preparation I had to move a few things around in the shop so the HVAC crew had easy...

Up Close

Isn’t it time to let the tabletop mentality of everything on one level and using a single material everywhere, rest in peace? Regards,...

A Step At A Time

A decade ago I was writing my first book. It was a huge project, one of the most involved I ever attempted up to that point. Faced with such a daunting task, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed but sentence-by-sentence, chapter-by-chapter, the book came together. Thinking...