Welcome to Hand Craftsmanship in the Digital Age!

I am Strother Purdy (my woodworking is here: www.belovedoldtree.com and my short essays on every imaginable topic are here: mondaugenslaw.blogs.com). I will be your host in a series of interviews with people who thoughtfully work with their hands, and some who don't. The first episode introduces just a little bit why. 

What if there was a particular kind of work that could be satisfying in every way? Does it exist, and if so, what goes into it to produce a deep sense of thriving in life? 

I'm on a quest to understand if thoughtfully making things by hand, and giving them to people I know offers up a special kind of enduring happiness in life. If I'm right, the joys of thoughtful work should be discoverable in the interviews of people who do, and its absence in those who don't. Do you love your work? What about it gives you joy? What do you hate? 

Along the way, I hope to have interesting conversations with interesting people about what they do, why they do it, what they get out of it. And that should be enjoyable in itself. And if I'm wrong, it's back to a beer and Netflix in the evenings. Yes, I have a strange sense of humor. None of these podcasts contain nudity.