[lbo-talk] Tung oil

Tom Walker timework at telus.net
Mon Mar 28 08:20:02 PST 2005


Kelley wrote,


>Tung oil.


>Out came the tung oil. The hard, sanded wood thirstily soaked up the oil,
>drinking it in and giving itself life. As it did, the table became
>curiously beautiful as it proudly boasted its imperfections. The ugly
>grains on the leg looked uglier than they'd been. So ugly they are
>beautiful once polished with the tung oil.


>That's craft. It's skill. It's knowledge.

It's Arbeitsfreude.

Maybe there's some metaphysical equivalent to tung oil that can be used to polish a dialogue.

The Sandwichman



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