Hand tools, no matter how small and insignificant has played a part in some craftsman life. It is easy to take these nonimpact, unimportant "cogs" of a working day, put them on a shelf and forget about them. I feel that is unfair. This small part plays a big part in a families life; it provided the need task to receive money to feed a family, send a child to school, making life that much rewarding, no matter how small of part it played.
This will be the focus of my next piece, Box Knife.
Today was a good day. I found another great foundation for my next projects. I wanted to share with you what I find interesting for a form point of view and what I am willing to alter to help voice this series of "Mechanical Love Stories".
Here is a beautiful example of mis 50's industrial design. But this is not all that I find interesting in this object. I look more into the thought of the tool, in the way certain aspects on this tool over-exagerated such as the adjustment nut or the way the plate is decoratively scrolled. Non of these "improvements" actually help in the performance of its purpose.
I will exploit more of the story or the "soul" tool to help bring forward the connection between a purpose and the intent of the the user and project.