Walnut and Steel

The intrinsic attributes of a hand plane that resonate the most are

heritage, cadence, and hone. Sharpening ones craft and technical

skill with the plane, as well as the literal sharpening of the blade are

visualized through the taper on the walnut shaft and the steel. A

modulation of rhythm referencing the cadence of work and the tempo

of strokes as one planes a board can be witnessed by the crescendo

of indentations and tension of negative space between wood and

steel. The piece is unified through the connection to its past. Its history

is not only referenced by the material attributes and finish but also the

spiraling steel around the steady walnut. The distance between the

steel and the wood tells how as time moves forward, we choose to

connect and disassociate parts of our past from ourselves.