Love my step counter. The other day I was in The Home Depot a good part of my day gathering stuff for various projects. I tracked 14,161 steps -- that's 7 miles!
That place is huge. It's almost two football fields or about 100,000 square feet. Walking back and forth meant all this exercise. I need to visit that place more often. In the hot summer and in the cold winter it's a great place to do walking exercise. (I wonder if other people do this too? You know, find a huge building and walk it's length just for exercise. Sure is hard NOT to buy stuff though.)
...dave
Hey, the way I figure it is this: if the kids are still alive by the time my husband comes home, I've done my job.
- Roseanne Arnold
That place is huge. It's almost two football fields or about 100,000 square feet. Walking back and forth meant all this exercise. I need to visit that place more often. In the hot summer and in the cold winter it's a great place to do walking exercise. (I wonder if other people do this too? You know, find a huge building and walk it's length just for exercise. Sure is hard NOT to buy stuff though.)
...dave
Hey, the way I figure it is this: if the kids are still alive by the time my husband comes home, I've done my job.
- Roseanne Arnold
Labels: illustrated journal, walking
a carpenter's pencil holder
0 Comments Published by Dave on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 6/11/2009 09:48:00 PM.
I really like well designed things. (Maybe I've mentioned this before?)
No, but seriously, it's a beautiful thing when I discover some clever item that is so well thought out I wonder what I did before it's invention. That's the mark of a great design.
When I find this kind of stuff I think to myself: "Why didn't I think of that?"
So here we have a carpenter's pencil holder.
The pencil itself is fairly well designed. Unlike a regular #2 pencil, it's flat so it doesn't roll off the roof if you drop it. And it's easy to sharpen, just flip it on either of it's sides and slice a sliver of wood from it's side to reveal a fresh, sharp tip.
But when the pencil has been sharpened to a stub it's hard to find in a tool belt. And because of it's flat shape, you can't just stick it behind your ear.
So this hollow aluminum shell with clip makes a good design. It never disappears in the pouch and it's always the same length. As the pencil wears down, you just push it deeper into the holder.
I love stuff like this.
Since I'm only a weekend carpenter I have no way of knowing if real carpenter's use this stuff or find it helpful.
But who cares what they think?
...dave
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
No, but seriously, it's a beautiful thing when I discover some clever item that is so well thought out I wonder what I did before it's invention. That's the mark of a great design.
When I find this kind of stuff I think to myself: "Why didn't I think of that?"
So here we have a carpenter's pencil holder.
The pencil itself is fairly well designed. Unlike a regular #2 pencil, it's flat so it doesn't roll off the roof if you drop it. And it's easy to sharpen, just flip it on either of it's sides and slice a sliver of wood from it's side to reveal a fresh, sharp tip.
But when the pencil has been sharpened to a stub it's hard to find in a tool belt. And because of it's flat shape, you can't just stick it behind your ear.
So this hollow aluminum shell with clip makes a good design. It never disappears in the pouch and it's always the same length. As the pencil wears down, you just push it deeper into the holder.
I love stuff like this.
Since I'm only a weekend carpenter I have no way of knowing if real carpenter's use this stuff or find it helpful.
But who cares what they think?
...dave
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
Labels: carpenter, illustrated journal, pencil, sketch