Things, Tinkered

Exploring mediums and craftsmanship of everyday objects

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Reflections — The Soul of a Tree by George Nakashima
Reflections — The Soul of a Tree by George Nakashima

reflections on the reflections of a woodworker — the soul of a tree by George Nakashima

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Feeling / Function — Materials
Feeling / Function — Materials

learning the emotional part of materials

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I am an Engineer, and This is Tinker With Things
I am an Engineer, and This is Tinker With Things

what’s next?

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2026, July | The Making of a Coffee Table #7: the workspace it’s a rustic place to work in. i’d start work around noon, and usually end by sunset. the sun shifts across the room throughout the afternoon, casting the most geometricall
2026, July | The Making of a Coffee Table #6: still breathing wood grains of a tree are as good as its “fingerprint”. unique and one of a kind. but that’s not the point. what’s more compelling is that these grains tell the
2026, July | The Making of a Coffee Table #5: pen and paper there’s something different about writing things down. maybe it’s the feeling of the pen against paper; maybe it’s the permanence of ink (until you lose the piece of
2026, June | The Making of a Coffee Table #4: design and conventional things what shape should the table top be? errrr, what shapes are table legs even? i probably scrolled pinterest for a few days (or even weeks) for inspiration, before i gave
2026, June | The Making of a Coffee Table #3: prep work unlike typing out a proposal or a report, there’s no undo or redo button when working on something physical. so what happens when something goes off-plan? at best, it might be a blessin
2026, June | The Making of a Coffee Table #2: where do i start? it was excitement sprinkled with a bit of unease. my favorite past time is watching furniture-making videos on youtube (shoutout to @foureyesfurniture and @blacktailstudio for the hig
2026, June | The Making of a Coffee Table #1: what makes furniture, furniture could have just bought a table — that would have been the easy way out. blink twice and it would’ve arrived at my doorstep. but in the process of thinking
🫖🫕🥣 2026, April. Pottery Musings: 8 of 8. lesson 8: style curating for artistic value vs commercial value; what you want vs what you think people want. think of it as a venn diagram - best if you find the intersection of both subsets. that&rsqu