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Hot take: a customer's simple question about his grandpa's old shotgun changed how I see my work.
He brought in a worn 1950s Winchester Model 12 and asked, 'Do you think he'd be mad if I made it safe to shoot again, or should I leave it as is?' I told him to fix it, because a working tool honors the memory more than a wall hanger. What's the oldest piece you've brought back to life for a family?
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fionam1113d ago
My uncle's 1972 tractor runs because we fixed it, not stared at it.
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laura66714d ago
Honestly, I used to be in the "leave it original" camp every time. Thought keeping it exactly how they left it was the only true respect. But a guy came in with his dad's rusted fishing reel, totally seized up. He just wanted to feel the drag click again. Seeing his face when it spun smooth... that's the memory. It's not a museum piece, it's a link.
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max_cooper2114d ago
That's a nice story @laura667, but isn't it just a fishing reel in the end? People get so deep about objects. The memory is in your head, not the thing. Fixing it is fine, but calling it a "link" feels like a stretch.
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