Looking at some recent topics I want to ask one more question?
How do you divide your shop time between projects that are designed to enhance your workshop and projects that are designed to benefit other people or at least other rooms of your house? I am under the impression that woodworking is about making something useful or pretty. Making workshop tools or fixtures I consider somewhat self-serving - these things benefit the process of woodworking which is not a final goal. I have read somewhere in the book an advice that one should limit his self-serving time to one day a week (not counting jigs that you need for a specific project you are working on). Ever since I read this - I feel guilty because I am often finding excuses to do something for a workshop even though I know perfectly well - there is no such thing as a perfect shop. There will always be something to improve. I am not critisizing at all - if anything I am probably guilty of being self-serving more than most people - I just want to find out what percentage of your workshop time do people spend enhancing workshop vs building fine furniture or other products useful for normal mortals.
How do you divide your shop time between projects that are designed to enhance your workshop and projects that are designed to benefit other people or at least other rooms of your house? I am under the impression that woodworking is about making something useful or pretty. Making workshop tools or fixtures I consider somewhat self-serving - these things benefit the process of woodworking which is not a final goal. I have read somewhere in the book an advice that one should limit his self-serving time to one day a week (not counting jigs that you need for a specific project you are working on). Ever since I read this - I feel guilty because I am often finding excuses to do something for a workshop even though I know perfectly well - there is no such thing as a perfect shop. There will always be something to improve. I am not critisizing at all - if anything I am probably guilty of being self-serving more than most people - I just want to find out what percentage of your workshop time do people spend enhancing workshop vs building fine furniture or other products useful for normal mortals.
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