Forge back in business

Easy as 1-2-3
Here are the three steps involved in moving a carport and putting it back together.

1. FIND A CARPORT FOR SALE

2. MOVE PIECES TO MY HOUSE

3. PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT REGARD TO APPEARANCE OR WORKMANSHIP

Step 3 is very important. If you get involved with straight, level, plumb, or any of that quality stuff, you'll never get finished.

End result meets minimum expectations

And now, the backyard forge is back in business—shady and dry and cozy.

The small black box on the right is the furnace heating a steel rod for practicing my point-making skills. In all facets of life, you need to be able to make your point.

Quotations

"Form . . . follows function."

–Louis Sullivan

"The perfect is the enemy of the good."

–Voltaire

"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."

–Leo Tolstoy in Anna Karenina

"Be always sure you're right—then go ahead."

—David Crockett

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