Welcome to Precision’s Workbench
19th October, 2007 by gmdibos in General
Hello, and welcome! Since the most logical subject for a blog’s first entry is an explanation of what it will be used for, here’s a good analogy: A few years ago there was a morning TV show with a recurring segment called, “Everyone Has a Story.” The gimmick was to throw a dart at a map of the United States, and then interview someone chosen at random from the town nearest to where the dart landed. A reporter would travel to the town and simply call from the phonebook until a willing participant was found.
“Don’t worry that you don’t think you have a story,” the reporter would have to assure him, “You do.”
Indeed they did. Always. Some brilliant television was the result.
Most pipe smokers and collectors, I’ve discovered, don’t think there’s much to briar repair and restoration, when they think about it at all. One reason is it tends to happen out of sight, I suppose, and another is because “repair work” in general brings to mind getting one’s automobile, plumbing, or teeth fixed. Unavoidable annoyances. Consider, though, watching a team of expert mechanics and fabricators bring an old Bentley back to life, step by step, from a neglected relic to a Best in Show winner. TV shows have been made with that as the subject as well, and they’ve been hits. The old car absolutely “had a story.” (read more…)