Goodbyes

One time I was talking with my dad about COVID and he said “when you get to be my age, all your friends and enemies have mostly dropped by the wayside – unless you’re one of the ones who drop.” He’s 90, now.

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Chisels – 5

What I realized is that I was making those chisels for a beginner, who was going to be working at a makerspace, and, unlike mine, the chisels were not going to sit permanently on a rack near the lathe. They were going to wind up being transported in a car, carried around, etc. Godzilla chisels might be a tad ostentatious. Also, the skew chisel might be mistaken for a harpoon, or a murder weapon, and police involved. We need a chisel carrier!

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