I Have a Dream

Eric
Just go for it.
I was so bad at woodwork at school that I concentrated on being the class clown!
After a number of attempts I’ve finally reached the point where I can make saleable items. In my case I rely heavily on power tools, but I get masses of pleasure from my workshop. Now thaty I’ve retired I’m spending more of my time woodworking – its great.
Cheers
David

Eric,

Is that avatar the Weekend Roubo bench you built and Chris blogged about on Woodworking Magazine’s website?

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Ethan: yep! Not to brag, though, but that bench only took me about 20 minutes to build. :^)

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

It’s nice to have a dream. Good luck with yours.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I would say that you are not the only person that has had this dream or any dreams. All you can do is go for it and hope for the best. Good luck in your quest.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.” -T.E. Lawrence

That quote is one I try to live my life by. If your first projects turn out less than stellar, so what? Few step up and create wonderful works on their first attempts. The worst fear ever is the fear of failure. Step up and go for it. Great things only come to those who aren’t afraid to make mistakes after all.

Let me put it this way: where would we be if Edison was afraid of failing in inventing a light bulb? Where would we be if Alexander Graham Bell were afraid he would fail in building a telephone?

If you want it, go for it. Who cares if you are the only woodworker in the entire country? You may just corner the market and be a huge success! There’s only one way to know for certain…try.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Dude, that T.E. Lawrence quote is going on my wall.

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

a dream is just a dream until you put in place a plan of action and then it becomes a goal.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)