A rough gouge in the back of the stair bannister needed to be filled; it would splinter your hand going up or down the steps.

It has taken about 4 layers of wood putty smoothed evenly by my fingers, and then sanded multiple times to feel the same as the rest of the beautifully shaped long piece of wood. Having puttied lots of wood projects, plastered many cracks, and frosted countless cakes (frosting cakes was where the skill began :)), I have developed a feel for the craft through a spatula!

So the baker can feel when the pie dough is just right to roll, the bread is smooth enough to rise, the scones are ready to shape…

The blacksmith can feel with his hammer if the metal is soft enough to pound and form, even the asphalt rollers know when the road is firmed and smoothed enough for traffic to flow.

Knitters know by feel the yarn over the needles, as do sewers feeding a garments fabric under the sewing machine’s foot.

We are made to start, learn, understand and develop crafts of all kinds. Everyone develops a feel for the work they do if they keep at it, and they will excel in their crafting!

‘It’s taking too long! It’s not turning our right!! I have to do it all over again!!!’

You are a craftsman learning your trade…whatever it may be, and no trade is beneath a person’s dignity or worth. We need good laborers in every field! (see previous posts on Laborers 1,2,3)

Develop a feel for your craft. There is no shame in the good work you are doing. No need to compare yours with another’s…all are valuable…they all fill a need for someone. There would be a void without your skill. 

Make it good! Yes, you can!!

Jamie Oliver is in today’s showcase! In spite of his renown, many still don’t know his story. He learned his craft alongside his parents in their English Pub…stirring, cooking, baking, concocting with any sort of veg or herb. His presentations are lovely, appetizing and doable! Early in his 20’s, he was on a mission to change the lunch menus of Britain’s schools and raise the standard of healthy thinking/studying, and after success there, came to America to help us. Find the story on uTube Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Check out his website and his great cookbooks written with heart and soul and health for any of us! https://www.jamieoliver.com/