My temporary lodgers, my daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren, have finally left to take up residence in their new home and we are slowly bringing our lives back to normal. They were with us for four months in our home and we are still talking to each other, which is pretty amazing! I love them to bits but they are so big and so loud! My workshop is now bereft of its two powerful motorbikes, four pedal cycles, two standing toolboxes, metal shelving, a cabinet full of leather motorcycling gear, helmets, gloves, boots which look like something from the the starwars movies propshop, and numerous appurtinances connected with motorcyling. So now all I have to do is tidy up, rearrange the part of my workshop which was my wheel-building area and get back to work on my own personal wheel project. But first we must finish wallpapering some of the rooms in their new house! Actually it's all but finished, so I could be in wheel action again next week, fingers crossed.
My wheel is still based on the principle I outlined on my web site at http://www.besslerswheel.com/ The design is aided by the clues I've found in Bessler's drawings. There are confirmatory clues to support my conclusions but I'm experienced enough in this field of endeavour to know that I may be convincing myself and misreading those, oh-so-subtle clues - but I think not.
Although I can't resume work on the project until I can tidy up and make some room, I have a clear idea of the way ahead and I know exactly what is to be done next. It's so frustrating! I can see the work I've done so far, but there is a cross-trainer in the way and some cabinets and shelves which have to be moved back to their former positions, and until that is accomplished I can only stare at my wheel from a distance.
This hiatus has been useful. Sometimes I think we get too close to the subject and we can't see the wood for the trees. We need to see the thing as a whole, to understand the detail; we need to stand back; take a holiday. So now I think I see things from a better perspective and I see where I maybe went off on a diversion that ended in a cul-de-sac. Too many metaphors? Yes I guess so, but you get my meaning.
Anyway back to things-Bessler with my next post.
JC
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