sodatrain wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 2:30 pm
I watched this... Was hoping for a little nugget of wisdom or something at the end. A little disappointed to just have it end... After sorting a gazillion bits and nails and screws! That was sort of fascinating.
What did you like about the video, @WRC?
A few different things. It is the other side of the story of the "junk shed" that somebody linked to upthread. It is great to see a project come to fruition, like building a beautiful backyard workspace/she-shed with salvaged timber and nails. But...that required years or even decades of salvaging and saving. In this case he talks about taking on materials saved by his grandparents.
Ultimately the video offers a look inside the mind of someone who despises waste, who is drawn to creative repurposing, and bringing something back to life. The habit he discusses can be an affliction for the ERE-minded individual. The desire to extend the life of materials tossed aside, the desire to repurpose those into something useful and beautiful, it is almost innate. Sometimes that can drive one crazy as you have stuff all over the place.
He has some other videos where he is salvaging roof beams, or building with repurposed wood and nails, and these add some context.
It also reminded me a lot of my father, and how he tends to save odd bits and ends for decades. Sometimes it looks or feels like clutter, but it is amazing how he can pull out an odd part or loose end to fix something.
