A blog devoted to Richard Bordwell and Michael Bordwell. Two wood carving artisans known as The Whittler and Chip.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Sage Words


My grandfather and father were woodcarvers.  It wasn’t their hobby, it was their only source of income.  I grew up helping out whether I liked it or not.  So when I became an adult I ran away from it as fast as I could.  All I saw in it was a lot of work and little money.

Now that I’m older I’m finding you can’t really run from it.  The yarning to make things and have a shop of your own seems like the greatest thing ever.  Woodshops feel like home and I really feel I screwed up and lost something.  I’m financially more stable than my father and grandfather were but I’m less rich.

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