{"id":534,"date":"2009-11-15T17:46:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T22:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2013-08-14T22:29:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:29:21","slug":"my-first-drawer-epilogue-to-the-high-end-drawers-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/15\/my-first-drawer-epilogue-to-the-high-end-drawers-series\/","title":{"rendered":"My first drawer (epilogue to the High-end Drawers series)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recognize the date?<\/strong> “The Eagle has landed.” This was a joyous and monumental accomplishment for our country and all humankind.<\/p>\n

At 14 years old, I had my own little additional private cause for joy that day having finished my first drawer<\/strong>. I knew then, and certainly now, that this crude fir plywood nail-\u2018em-up dresser valet was a long way from fine craft but the drawer moved in and out and it closed well. It could hold things. I made it.<\/p>\n

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The drawer and I have survived the ensuing four decades of use<\/strong>. Can\u2019t complain, I suppose.<\/p>\n

So, what of the youthful hours spent in the basement messing around with wood and tools, trying to make things<\/strong>? There were boxes, bird feeders, bookcases, tie racks, more boxes, and on and on. (Note to mom<\/em>: thanks for putting up with sawdust in the laundry room.) It is enough just to have enjoyed the time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yet, looking back, there were also lessons learned<\/strong> about planning a project and progressing through the steps<\/a>, a certain discipline of thought and action. Further, valuable experiences were accumulated<\/strong>: the feel of tools in the hands and of steel on wood, the quirks of wood, and how things can go wrong and right.<\/p>\n

Most meaningful, is the honest joy in having an idea and making it simply be there<\/em><\/strong>. That and the drawer endure, so I feel very fortunate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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