I’m delighted by Elaine Morgan’s hypothesis that humans evolved from aquatic apes.
Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats. Hear her spirited defense of the idea — and her theory on why mainstream science doesn’t take it seriously.
I’ve got stacks of them. My harddrives are littered all over the place with half finished designs. Some good some stupid some bad.
It took me 30 mins to find some decent images/presentable graphics to get 4 (four!) designs together! Remind me to finish stuff off, and re-organise my computer.
I saw some beautiful knife blocks over the years. Really gorgeous designs and finishes. Some rubbish ones too. And I always wanted one myself, and so did my brother.
I was a poor student at the time (yes, yes this post has been “pre-dated” to make it appear in the correct archive) and my brother could not afford to spend the asking price on one (the beautiful ones are typically very expensive) What to do?
Simple, make a sketch, buy the wood and spend a day at the university workshop.
I chose maple wood, as its antibacterial properties make it ideal wood for kitchen utensils.