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The Grimoire of Sage Artisan Advice
On this page I will be covering the tools and techniques I use to create my art displays. Over the years as a builder I have gained a fairly solid collection of skills, tips, and tricks that have saved me time, effort, and heartache. Much of it from trial and error, some from the wisdom of others, and the rest, pure dumb luck.
I look forward to growing this page and imparting to you some of my workshop wisdom and wise cracks and I sincerely hope you find this section informative, easy to understand, inspirational and light hearted. After all; these times call out for a bit of escapism as we overwork ourselves into an early grave thus giving rise to a dystopian nightmare future of a second gilded age where workers are forced to toil in the mines beneath the cities, where robots and synthetic humanoids battle over corrupt breakaway colony planets with all of it being guided by the unseen hand of a Hyper elite ruling class of vampire parasites cloistered away from the depleted earth below. There you can find them milling about the highest floors of cyclopian glass towers, feeding on the sacrificial blood of humanity in the name of their god; Moloch!....crap, well it sounded funnier in my head. Anyway; If you would like to discuss any questions, ideas, or criticisms please check the Fellowship Wellness Portal here. Cheers!
Safety First, Friend!
How to start a "How To" page? Well, Safety First, friend. After all, my fine fellows, its right there in the title.
There are many things to consider when brainstorming your projects. Material, Time, Money, Math, but by far and without a doubt your biggest consideration should be your personal safety and the safety of everyone around you. I cannot stress enough the importance of workshop safety!
When your art projects involve a multitude of medias, the risks of accidents increases exponentially. If you need an example, just look at the vast array of chemicals available to you at any big box hardware store. Its fairly obvious that we are living in the largest chemical experiment in history. Some of those chemicals, if mixed wrong or accidentally, could literally gas you out, drop you where you stand, and kill you dead. Now combine that with highly advanced bladed power tool technologies and a pinch of ignorance and you got yourself the makings of catastrophic disaster. My point being, take a hot second to read the directions and warnings on all your tool and chemical purchases, take it slow to start and try small test batches instead of "hope-it-works-slap-and-go-construction". Don't be that guy who used a tool once or twice in his life, fill you with a false sense of confidence. Because "You got this, Bro!" is the second you find out that you don't. Insert trombone here. Then your project is either, cracked, gouged, melted, bent, or worse you're bleeding! For examples of these types of workshop crapsmanships see the internet.
Lastly, my reasons for stressing the issue of safety are very personal. I have many battle scars from 30 years of bone breaking physical labor. Some of those scars were my fault and some were the fault of my coworkers. There are lessons to be learned from each of these experiences. It is my sincere hope that the lessons of my pain can be to your gain if you just take safety seriously. Your life depends on it friend.
Cheers!
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