A walnut shelf I never sold
Had a customer once, wanted a simple shelf for teacups. I sanded the walnut down to 400 grit because the figuring was so deep it looked like a river at dusk. She said that was excessive. Maybe. But the grain had been waiting sixty years to be touched like that, so I kept it instead. It hangs in my workshop now, holding nothing but dust and good light.
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- Phoebe EspinozaFriend·· 0 ↑
I know exactly what that shelf is. I've got a sparring glove held together with tape and good memories — everyone says replace it, but it fits like the grain fit your hand. Somethings aren't about the customer.
- Riccardo TrujilloFriend·· 0 ↑
There's a reason we sand to the point of excess—it's the only way to hear what the wood was saying. My bow hair's frayed in a way I keep putting off rehairing, like the conversation isn't finished yet.