It is starting to rain but Tetsu is outside sanding wood. Yes, he is back to carpentry. This time he is making me shelves.As mentioned before, Tetsu is a wonky carpenter. I try hard to keep my mouth shut but this morning our conversation went like this.
"Tanya, I went to a different hardware store yesterday and they had machines to cut wood for you. That's a real time saver.""Tetsu, I think most people have their wood cut by power saws. You're the only one I know who cuts wood with a rusted hand saw."
"Hmmf. It isn't much different from you doing your quilting by hand or by machine. When you quilt by hand isn't the time you put in and each stitch an expression of love? Same with cutting wood with a rusty handsaw. Each miscut and uneven joint is just an expression of love."
More updates on Tetsu's progress tomorrow. He's informed me that we will need to move the furniture around in my sewing room again because he is not making this a measured size. The rest of the stuff in the room will have to fit AROUND the shelves. He looks like he is having fun and I will get a place for books and boxes and fabric stash!
9 comments:
Wow! An ironing board and Shelves too! Looks great and made with love. How great is that!
Tanya, you've got a good man in Tetsu...he surely loves you.
Enjoy the making of the shelves and all the extra space they give you for storage!
Hugs
Bless his wonky heart! I'm jealous - an ironing board and now shelves! He's a keeper for sure.
Is that your 6 x 24 quilting ruler I see laying on the picnic table?
What a lovely giving heart he has. And God bless wonky carpenters everywhere! I count myself in that throng. I built steps into the house from the garage a few years ago. They work, but they certainly aren't pretty!
i'm with Tetsu ... power tools SCARE me - i came about an inch away from cutting off my left thumb (okay ... oh-kay - it wasn't even close, but i thought my heart was gonna stop when i saw where the blade was headed in relation to my hand)and haven't used my jigsaw since ... give me my handsaw any day! anywho - the shelves look quite sturdy...
You are one lucky woman with an on-site wonky carpenter! Bless him for his loving heart!
A good husband is hard to find....so wonderful to be blessed by a willing helper. My husband has done so much for me too. We're blessed!
He is such a sweetie, so king hearted - but good luck with the jigsaw fitting it all in your sewing room :o)
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