Essay by Matt Gaylen
Remodeling – August 1998 – Colorado Central Magazine
Ode to sheetrock
A reflection inspired by Juan de Oñate’s quest up the Rio Grande
by Matt Gaylen
Although there are many types of tools, I classify them into two major categories; tools that do work and tools that do more work. For example, a run-of-the-mill screwdriver will push a threaded shaft of metal through a piece of sheetrock into a wooden stud — in time — while a screwgun will pop that baby right in.