Shop Notes & Rambles
Welcome to the quieter corner of the shop — the place where sawdust settles, thoughts wander, and stories take shape. These rambles capture the rhythm of the work, the lessons learned, and the craft that holds it all together.
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Hardwood vs Softwood
The real answer isn’t about needles or leaves, cones or flowers. The real answer is a story — one that starts long before humans, long before forests, long before soil. A story about how trees built the world we live in.
Rarity of Wood
We saw billions of trees on the road to Cape Breton, yet the lumber pile tells a different truth. This is a reflection on old growth, young forests, and the quiet rarity of the wood our ancestors once took for granted.