{"id":493,"date":"2009-09-10T21:04:28","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T02:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2009-09-11T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2009-09-11T20:10:36","slug":"on-the-passing-of-james-krenov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/10\/on-the-passing-of-james-krenov\/","title":{"rendered":"On the passing of James Krenov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is difficult to gather my thoughts and feelings on the occasion of James Krenov\u2019s passing away <\/a>yesterday. His teachings mean so much to me as they do to so many woodworkers.<\/p>\n

James Krenov<\/strong> was pivotal in my coming to embrace the understanding that making fine things from wood, imbued with a personal touch, mattered in this world. I have liked making things in wood since youth, knowing that this was part of me, but beset with the refrain that it might be little more than self-indulgent puttering. Jim Krenov\u2019s clear and independent spirit, beautifully communicated through his writings and his work, gave me the support to see the value in what I was trying to do.<\/p>\n

So many times I go into the shop accompanied by Krenov\u2019s voice, reminding me that the work is worth doing well because it can have meaning to me and to others, and creates a quiet joy<\/strong> that enriches our lives. It is about connecting with one\u2019s soul and seeing the real\u00a0value in the process and the product. I think that is truly happy woodworking.<\/p>\n

There is a beautiful and profound life that harbors in the wood we love. There is also a special life in the little objects we make. For me, as for so many woodworkers, an important part of that vitality comes from the enduring spiritual contribution of James Krenov<\/a>. I am very grateful. Farewell JK, long live your spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is difficult to gather my thoughts and feelings on the occasion of James Krenov\u2019s passing away yesterday. His teachings mean so much to me as they do to so many woodworkers. James Krenov was pivotal in my coming to embrace the understanding that making fine things from wood, imbued with a personal touch, mattered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":497,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}