Mick Jagger once said, “I can’t get no satisfaction.” In Sinatra’s version, I think he changed that to, “I can’t get any satisfaction.” Clearly, neither were woodworkers. (more…)

When you’re paying to have a job performed for you, you expect a certain level of quality in the finished work. (more…)

Do all woodworkers dream of quitting their day jobs to devote full time to woodworking pursuits? Probably not all, but I’m betting that a few reading this blog are thinking about it. (more…)

For the first time since I started doing these blogs last January, this one has nothing to do with woodworking. Instead, a recent event has reminded me of a perfect Marx Brothers moment. (more…)

I’m a woodworking thief. A bandit. Burglar. Robber. Brigand. That’s me. No, I don’t steal wood or tools. I steal something better: I steal ideas. (more…)

It doesn’t happen often, but I actually foresee being able to spend some real time in the shop. I am a happy guy. (more…)

I’m a big believer that there’s no such thing as scrap. (more…)

Like all woodworkers, I’m a fairly handy DIY guy around the house for most repairs. And if I can do it, why pay someone else an outrageous amount to do it? (more…)

I think that maybe – maybe! – I might actually have some time in the next week to do some woodworking for myself. My time, for me. A “me” project. (more…)

The right tool for the right job is an old maxim. But unless you use all the tools at once on the same job, how do you know which is the right one? (more…)