Lately I have been thinking through what kind of legacy I am building- what I am leaving behind on this Earth to make it a better place. While I have many interests in my world, I have been passionate about writing and journaling ever since I was a small child. I’ve had journals on and off ever since I was in second grade, but my current journal is indeed on of my greatest passions- maybe even my legacy.
It may seem a bit morose, but someday the light will leave my life. That is a certainty. Someday these pages of my journal will be all that is left of me and my different journeys, and I wonder what kind of a legacy I really am leaving. I find myself more and more asking what I want this all to be about.
While these pages have really helped me get through a lot of things in my life, my hope is that somehow, someway they have inspired others to do the same. I hope that somehow others may have seen the creative outlets and that they themselves can work through or document their own lives.
This journal I am writing is the legacy I am leaving behind, for whatever it is worth to anyone. Seven journals of 3,00 pages each- it will take quite a while to finish. My goal besides my journal is to build a beautiful work of art to encase and hold all the pages of my life… my legacy. I want it to be a legacy in and of itself- a building project that will take years to complete. I will in no way finish the case this year, but I hope to complete the design, and start crafting it piece by piece- like my legacy being written one page at a time.
Theme: Building A Legacy
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
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I began mapping out the schematics for this legacy cabinet for my journal. Part of the reason why this project is going to take so much time to craft and build is because I am going to have a lot of custom routing jobs on this. I plan on routing the pieces of the cabinet instead of using screws and then I will be routing a lot of words and designs throughout the project.
I’m a little concerned at the size this will end up being, but I think it will really help it stand out. I want to pour as much time and attention in this cabinet as I do in my actual journal so it will be a true work of art.
Theme: Building A Legacy
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
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This cabinet that I am building for my journal is going to have a lot of custom word scripting on the casing, both inside and out. To do that, it’s going to take a lot of routing- a LOT of routing. I imagine that this will be the biggest time built into the project, but in the end I believe it will be worth the investment.
Because I am using multiple fonts and the texts will vary in length, I am going to need a few different router bits- this one will be for some fine scroll detail!
Theme: Building A Legacy
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
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Decisions, decisions… I am nearing the end of my design phase for this cabinet for my journal. Next I am going to build a prototype and test out things like routing fonts, different joint work, and of course different colors of stain.
I know I want to go with a bit of a lighter shade because I will have lettering scrolled and routed into the wood- but I don’t want to go too light because the wood is maple and it just wouldn’t look good.
Theme: Building A Legacy
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
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I have finished drawing out the schematics of the drawers for my cabinet. Next I am going to build a prototype and make sure my math adds up. I was a Physics and Mathematics major so I’m pretty confident that it will, but I’m also a man and that means somehow in the workshop- math works against you!
Theme: Building A Legacy
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
Tags: Schematics Drafting Blue Prints Plans Building A Legacy 365 Days 365 Days 2017 365 More Days in 2017 Photos In 2017 365 Alumni Year 9 365 Days Year 9 Daily Photo Photo Journal Day In The Life 2017inPhotos A Pic A Day 2017YIP Photography Canon Canon Photography EOS 7D
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