Australian Wood Review

Topping it Off

Check my garage and you’ll find columns of empty cardboard boxes stacked inside and on top of each other. I can’t let an empty box pass me by without wondering whether I should put it aside for the day when it will come in handy. I suppose it’s the result of growing up the son of WWII refugees who never let anything go to waste. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there is a limit to how many things you can save.

Why make box forms?

How does this relate to the boxes I make? I’m not sure, but, which I think summarises where my intrigue lies.

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