When Projects Catch Your Eye
INSPIRATION IS WHERE YOU FIND IT
It has happened to me so many times. I might be walking though an antiques store, reading a magazine, flipping through one of my wife’s catalogs or even visiting a friend’s house and there it is — something made of wood that catches my eye, and I can’t turn away. Oftentimes I decide that I am going to make “one of those.” I once saw an old-fashioned dough bowl in an antiques shop; it’s a piece of treenware where bread dough was placed to rise. I just had to make one (well a few, actually). Another time at a friend’s house, I saw an elegant Scandinavian-designed coat and hat rack with steam-bent wooden “hooks.” It was soon a project of mine.
I’m guessing this has happened to you as well. You see a cabinet, wooden toy, table or bookcase, and the item inspires you to head off to your shop to build it.
One of my challenges in this regard is remembering the piece that inspired me. I will often take a photo on
