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Talking to a new apprentice made me miss the old shop drawing boards
This kid was showing me his CAD model for a vanity, all rendered and perfect. He asked how we did it 'back in the day.' I told him we had a 4x8 sheet of plywood on sawhorses as a drawing table, with rolls of vellum and a whole cup of different pencils. Took half a day just to lay out a complicated built-in. He looked at me like I was describing building a pyramid. I don't miss the time it took, but there was something about the physical act of drawing it full-size that made you feel every joint and overhang. Does anyone still keep a big board around for quick sketches, or is it all digital now?
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drew_jones3115d ago
Ha, I still have my old board, mostly to remind me how bad my freehand drawing really is.
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margaretramirez15d ago
Keeping an old board as a reminder is a good idea, drew_jones31. I have some old sketchbooks that serve the same honest purpose for me. It's nice to see where you started, even if it makes you cringe a bit now.
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A whole cup of different pencils? That's the part that got me. We had maybe two, a regular one and a red one for notes. The idea of having a whole cup just for pencils feels like luxury.
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