Stacy Jo called in her favor to cut down a hollow core door for a desk. The door was about 7ft tall, typical door height, and she wanted it cut down and then a block glued into the resulting void so it was strong and whatnot. This is easy peasy stuff, and I had some spare time that afternoon, so I got right on it. Ended up slightly more complicated, as she requested that I not use any fasteners, nails, etc, so I decided to let the glue up sit over night, to assure that it was secure and whatnot. Came back and sanded down the excess glue and the edges to match the other side, and presto, an end of the door that can be hidden against a wall and never seen by mortals again.
The end results, with little clamp marks on the bottom.
I’m starting to see a small trend with the types of things that this project makes people think of. Labor can be conceived of pretty generally, I think. So far though, the labor I have done is in the production of something. Got me wondering if there’s any non-productive forms of labor that I will do for people. Babysit their pets/children? Something about labor and it’s relationship to tools, perhaps, is an unintended influence on the types of things I’m being asked to do.