Right — you have already worked out that Jules Verne wrote all of that.

Me, in my capacity as an amateur carpenter, I witnessed a different story: the meeting between Captain Nemo and Jack (Sparrow), pirate and trickster.

What I noticed, and what I am passing on to you today, was the moment the two of them agreed in principle on a project: a submarine.

The sketch and the big ideas made it onto paper. I know, the sketch does not look like a submarine — but I reckon whatever Jack draws ends up looking like a bottle of rum.

All well and good, except that the moment building started, things went sideways. Maybe because Jack fancied reaching his destination sooner? What is certain is that we ended up with a hookah: Nautilus.

Now, seriously (?): every object I build in the workshop takes shape from an initial plan. But as the plan gets executed, the thing in question — lamp or hookah — seems to ask to be a certain way, to demand a particular look and a particular pace, the moment it finds out whose it is going to be.

That is the magic part of being a carpenter.

Take this one in the photographs: I tried to hurry it along a little and the work simply stalled, as if it were asking me for patience. I took smaller, more meticulous steps, and the Nautilus consented to take shape out of what I had — oak, brass and black granite.

Oh — I forgot to mention: it is Nemo's hookah. The chap I told you about at the start.

Bine, toate astea v-ati prins voi ca le-a scris Jules Verne.

Eu, in calitate de tamplar (amator) am asistat la alta poveste: intalnirea dintre capitanul Nemo si piratul-trickster Jack (Sparrow).

Ce-am observat eu si va impartasesc azi si voua a fost momentul in care cei doi au discutat de principiu asupra unui proiect: un submarin.

Schita si ideile mari au fost asternute pe hartie. Stiu, schita nu pare a unui submarin, dar cred ca indiferent ce-ar desena Jack, tot cu o sticla de rom ar semana.

Toate bune si frumoase, insa de indata ce a inceput constructia, lucrurile au luat-o razna. Poate din cauza ca Jack avea chef sa ajunga mai repede la destinatie? Cert e ca intr-un final ne-am ales cu o narghilea: Nautilus ;)

Acum serios (?): fiecare din obiectele pe care le construiesc in atelier isi capata forma plecand de la un plan initial. Insa, pe masura ce se executa planul, obiectul cu pricina (fie el o lampa sau o narghilea) parca cere sa fie intr-un fel, isi cere o anumita infatisare si un anumit ritm de executie de indata ce afla al cui urmeaza sa fie.

Asta-i partea magica la a fi tamplar.

Uite, bunaoara asta din poze: am incercat sa-l grabesc un pic, dar lucrarile s-au blocat, mi-a cerut parca sa am rabdare. Am executat pasi mai mici si mai meticulosi, narghileaua Nautilus consimtind sa se intrupeze din materialele folosite: lemn de stejar, alama si granit negru.

A, am uitat sa va spun: e narghileaua lui Nemo, tipul de care va spuneam la inceputul povestii :)