Log and Line started as a sort of pseudonym when I was nervous about leaving behind my “respectable” university and international teaching career for a life repairing and restoring wooden boats. I was still teaching remotely while enrolled at IYRS and I didn’t want my students to be able to google my name and find out I was doing this weird thing—I guess I thought they’d think less of me if they learned I wasn’t purely an academic. Glad I got over that nonsense.
Today, Log and Line is a website and blog in which I document my descent into a life of craft. Where I thought, when I enrolled at IYRS, that I was setting myself up for a narrowly-focused life as a wooden boat carpenter, I have discovered that it is craftsmanship itself that interests me as much as any one craft pursuit. While I am now back to paying my bills primarily as a classroom teacher, I find myself still invested in developing both deeper and broader craft knowledge. To that end I’ve rented some shop space in San Francisco’s Bayview district and have set up a tiny business building furniture and offering education consulting and shop management services. Whatever the medium, I find myself driven to learn as much as I can and to approach projects with the attitude and ethic of a craftsperson. So, my education continues, as it probably will forever.
Log and Line Woodworks is taking commissions for custom furniture or other woodworking projects. Availability is strictly limited. Send us an email to get the conversation started.