Wednesday, October 29, 2008

COR Woodworks


“The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” -John Ruskin
In 2006 I started COR Woodworking to use my passion, woodworking, to better peoples lives. My hope is to bless people that I have come in contact with. Through certain pieces I desire to meet a need and use my work to sharpen a fellow individual.
The symbol of the Hand Plane is a metaphor of Proverbs 27:19 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another”. Iron will only take a sharp, long lasting edge if it has been properly tempered. This tempering process is fulfilled by supporting each other, allowing the iron to be prepared to receive an edge thus enabling the plane to do its job successfully. The word cor is Latin for more at heart. The word courage was derived from the Latin cor. I try in every piece I construct to present not just a piece of furniture but an element of encouragement. -Cheers

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