Start by mastering one tool at a time, and remember: power is nothing without the skill to control it. Dereck Sanchez: The SOLIDWORKS Prodigy
“He taught himself,” the father told me. “YouTube, mostly. And a lot of swearing. At eight, he rebuilt the garbage disposal. At ten, he converted our lawnmower to run on propane. It was slower but cleaner. He said the environment was a ‘second-order optimization problem.’” powertools prodigy
Here is an exploration of what that essay might look like, examining the collision of raw power, youthful obsession, and the art of making. Start by mastering one tool at a time,