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on Thu 3 Nov 11, 7:59 PM to Arceye's blog.
Today, I have been making steel spikes, for collars and bracelets. They are made from stainless steel, no chrome plated rubbish, my own hands on the controls of the lathe, my own arm getting wet from the spray of coolant oil. And you know what? It felt really good. I used to earn my living as a turner, and a lot of the time the work was boring and repetitive. But today was a job I wanted to do, as opposed to just one stage in the production of left handed blivets. It was with a good friend who has a splendidly equipped small workshop. And it was sort of perverse. If I wanted, I could email a leather factors and they'd send me as many spikes of different designs as I wanted. But nothing comes close to doing the job yourself. I had a stroke few years ago, it took away a lot of my stamina and to a degree left/right coordination. I have good days, I have bad days.
But today was a good day. Just for a couple hours to be 'back in harness' making something that somebody might want.
| 3 Nov 11, 9:12 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths |
Bloody well good on you,,, there's a hell of a lot to be said about creating your own piece's no matter how small,, i work in leather and several time's i realy wanted somthing small in metal like a post whatever and had to make my own because i hate buying stuff in if i can do it myself,, and given you also are working with a disability make's your work all the more precious Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish |
| 3 Nov 11, 10:50 PM Arceye UK(S), 7 yrs |
Ta.  Life can be good. And making things is good.At my mate's workshop is an old peanut butter jar with spikes in. I made them. And it's a good feeling. It does not matter that I got home totally nadgered. I've done something interesting today.Edited 3 Nov 11, 10:54 PM by Arceye |
