Woodworking

The more I've been doing woodworking lately, learning more about what I'm doing and how to do different things and what tool works best for me in different situations, the more I've been enjoying it. I'm not exactly sure what it is about it that I like so much - I suppose it's the fact that I can visibly see the difference in what it is I'm making. The better I get at it, the faster the shape that I'm making takes form, and the smoother my lines become as I am carving out those shapes. I've always been better with my hands than most other things, and as much as I love writing, having something like this that actually utilizes that skill and memory is fantastic, and especially when I consistently improve in the process.

It's not even necessarily the finished project that I enjoy so much. I just like the actual process of working on it. I like getting my hands dirty, slowly plowing away at the shape of an object until it fits what I want it to be. Being able to actually create something that is useful, not only to me but to anyone. I'm not sure it would ever take the place of writing for me, being able to create worlds and people and stories, but I would love to be able to use it as a supplement. I want to dabble in making statues and woodburned carvings, to create visual representations of some of the things that I write. I don't know how good I would ever be at it, seeing as it's never really been a specialty of mine, but the more I do this woodworking, the more it makes me want to try.

Granted, there's only so much I can actually learn by just doing it myself. If I really want to gain more experience and knowledge of the craft, it would be best to find a kind of class for it. And I'm pretty sure the place where I'll be taking my blacksmithing classes offers woodworking classes as well, so if things turn out well there, I'll have other options to work on. Ways to continue to advance my learning and my skills. What exactly will I do with those learned skills? Well, I'm not entirely sure. But I'd like to learn them all the same. If for no other reason than my own advancement and enjoyment.

Maybe one day I'll even be able to make my own furniture. I mean, probably not. But it could happen.