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RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Long ago Howard I. Chapelle wrote the classic "Boatbuilding". It is a comprehensive guide to the design, tools, processes and techniques of building wooden boats.
In the chapter on setting up the workshop Chapelle emphasizes that an essential piece of equipment is a comfortable chair, to sit in while puzzling out a problem, or just to relax and rest.
RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Nimbus is from Madrid (West Higland white Terrier)With him I speak pingu, danish and Spanish. No english.. Actually, I never speak english or maybe just a few time a year. Chapelle was right and I also have a chair where I build boats. Chairs are important. Right now I sit in a chair. The whole idea of having a chair in the workshop is that its anti efectivity... It goes against the way our society is meant to funcion. Its a wonderfull waste of time to just sit down and do nothing. Everyone should do it a lot more and the world would be a better place. Work nowadays means efectivity and cheating... Cheating... Did you know that a mechanic working in a big garage needs to be able to write bills for 10 hours of work a day. And at the same time he works 7,5 - 8 hours a day... That translates into cheating. Sitting down in my chair thinking about penguins and other important things is my personal protest against the way the world is heading.
RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
I sit down and have a personal protest every morning for the way the world is going also, only my chair has a flush handle. I try not to protest in anger it's usually more of a peaceful protest, a time to reflect or catch up on some reading
RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Be carefull. El Quijote is a very long and old book. Some people love it, but I find it boring. Besides, I like to read and and not listen to books. This way you take more breaks, think about life, do nothing.... All good stuff
RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson
Nimbus is from Madrid (West Higland white Terrier)With him I speak pingu, danish and Spanish. No english.. Actually, I never speak english or maybe just a few time a year. Chapelle was right and I also have a chair where I build boats. Chairs are important. Right now I sit in a chair. The whole idea of having a chair in the workshop is that its anti efectivity... It goes against the way our society is meant to funcion. Its a wonderfull waste of time to just sit down and do nothing. Everyone should do it a lot more and the world would be a better place. Work nowadays means efectivity and cheating... Cheating... Did you know that a mechanic working in a big garage needs to be able to write bills for 10 hours of work a day. And at the same time he works 7,5 - 8 hours a day... That translates into cheating. Sitting down in my chair thinking about penguins and other important things is my personal protest against the way the world is heading.
Well, he´s a lovely dog. And obviously feels quite entitled to sit in the main chair. I guess after all these years he´s got a fair bit of guitar making experience and perhaps sees himself as your equal!
Anyway, doing nothing has a lot to be said for it. One of the words I most hate is "growth" - why do we always have to grow. Pretty soon, if we leave our moronic PM in charge much longer they´ll have paved over half of the uk countryside. I´ve never voted in my life but UKIP has got my vote next time. Hope others feel the same. Sorry to turn this into a political broadcast!
RE: 3 good reasons for having an arm... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Sitting down once in a while and let the brain wander away from your work is one of the best ways to avoid errors. I speak out of experience. When I started, I made a piece of white wood where I wrote ¡No demasiado rápido! (Not to fast) This I have printed in my head now and its one of the best advices I can give.
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it's usually more of a peaceful protest, a time to reflect or catch up on some reading 
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