Why carry around the weight of a framework if you're happier doing things this way? Insofar as an idea on putting together a sane PHP project built from the ground up, I think it's a good article.
What 'weight'? A good framework doesn't stand in your way, it lets u focus on business logic solutions instead of repeatable tasks.
Sooner or later he'll discover that he's getting to the point where he needs to provide solutions for problems that are already solved by a variety of well-maintained toolsets, and the lack of abstraction will make his projects hard to develop further.
Sooner or later he'll discover that he's getting to the point where he needs to provide solutions for problems that are already solved by a variety of well-maintained toolsets, and the lack of abstraction will make his projects hard to develop further.