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Allison

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109 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: humor question

I feel like I am really going out on a limb here, as I am not sure what kind of reaction I am going to get but I stumbled upon this book called “Not quite what I was planning” It consists of 6 word memoirs of famous and not so famous authors. The object was to describe their lives in six words. for example one says “Cried. Defied, Sighed. Died. Reapplied. and another states”nothing profound, I just sat around.” So what I was thinking (and yes I am aware of the danger in that) was if everyone would do one except have it be about your woodworking. Perhaps a shop mishap? a glue up that didn’t. Is anyone game? I hope so. I think it may be very interesting. I will even start. Sooo here goes—- ” Broke knee, given saw,
found passion!”

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!

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odie

474 posts in 231 days


109 days ago

What’s a buddy for ?

“I feel boxed in at times”

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Ryan Shervill

175 posts in 203 days


109 days ago

Glued it, screwed it, re-dood it :)

-- If you can't set a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning... www.rarewoodcreations.com

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ND2ELK

1851 posts in 165 days


109 days ago

Too Long, Too short, Just Right

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Karson

11555 posts in 791 days


109 days ago

Too much wood, not enough time!

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Sawdust2

798 posts in 478 days


109 days ago

Watching glue dry makes time fly.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

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brianinpa

217 posts in 114 days


109 days ago

I’m glad dad showed me how!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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HallTree

562 posts in 158 days


109 days ago

Cut it, Glue it, Post it

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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Betsy

1497 posts in 287 days


109 days ago

Making sawdust is the best therapy.

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle

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CharlieM1958

3538 posts in 609 days


109 days ago

I came. I saw. I sawed.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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jeffthewoodwacker

182 posts in 195 days


109 days ago

round peg fits in square hole

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

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WoodJack49

167 posts in 154 days


109 days ago

Cut three times, still too short.
Measure, mark, cut, assemble, finish, repeat.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

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tenontim

620 posts in 135 days


109 days ago

Iretsu – I really eat this stuff up

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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dennis mitchell

2802 posts in 705 days


109 days ago

better than sitting in a cubical

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Allison

247 posts in 190 days


109 days ago

Awesome, now I can breathe now. Let’s hear some others!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!

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DAN

2584 posts in 374 days


109 days ago

no brain, no pain ... whoops that’s only 4

-- a legend in my own mind ...

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WudWrkr

17 posts in 111 days


109 days ago

Joint, plane, rip – milling is fullfilling!

-- Steve - "Dang, no matter how many times I run it through the planner it's still too thin!"

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Tim Pursell

168 posts in 173 days


109 days ago

Dream it, build it, share it.

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

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frank

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109 days ago

Hello Allison;

….Desire. Aspire. Acquire. Inspire. Admire…..Wood !

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

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davidtheboxmaker

248 posts in 196 days


109 days ago

Select, plane, rout, assemble, finish, box

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Dadoo

1398 posts in 381 days


108 days ago

I came, I saw, I built.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Russel

1027 posts in 330 days


108 days ago

Tried, Failed, Learned, Tried Again, Good.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

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MsDebbieP

10984 posts in 551 days


108 days ago

“Sleep all night; work all day”.

(singing).

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

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FrankA

135 posts in 170 days


108 days ago

“I’m a LumberJock and I’m Okay”

(singing with Debbie)

-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

302 posts in 189 days


108 days ago

EYE WOOD,
I COULD,
ITS GOOD

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Thuan

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108 days ago

Oops… I can repair that… Maybe

-- Thuan

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jeffthewoodwacker

182 posts in 195 days


108 days ago

square and level figments of imagination

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

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pimzedd

8 posts in 195 days


108 days ago

As a shop teacher of 34 years (including some wood shop), I would say,

“Never gave up on a student”

-- Bill

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RobS

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108 days ago

I can make one of those.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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odie

474 posts in 231 days


108 days ago

One of my old favorites …..

“Cut it twice … still too short”

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Toolz

135 posts in 133 days


108 days ago

Carve… wood… leather…love ‘em both

-- Growing older but not up!

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DAN

2584 posts in 374 days


108 days ago

got my paycheck today ….
gonna spend it like a crazy fool ….

dang. missed again

-- a legend in my own mind ...

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Blake

1811 posts in 265 days


108 days ago

Wood, wood, wood, wood, wood, wood.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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GaryK

8183 posts in 379 days


108 days ago

I wish I could make that.

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

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Dadoo

1398 posts in 381 days


108 days ago

I know I can make that!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

302 posts in 189 days


108 days ago

Knot Working Would be Wood Working;
Would be Not Working at All.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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WoodJack49

167 posts in 154 days


108 days ago

Would if I could work wood.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

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Greg3G

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108 days ago

Grandfather, Father, Son, Grandson…Wood Lives

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

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motthunter

956 posts in 190 days


108 days ago

gone arrived cut glued sanded finished

-- making sawdust....

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GMoney

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108 days ago

wood:

buy, like, save, use?, buy more!

-- Greg, CT

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ND2ELK

1851 posts in 165 days


108 days ago

Heres my wifes : Draw It, Saw It, Awe It

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Allison

247 posts in 190 days


108 days ago

I am so glad this came out like this! Every one of these are special, kind a gives insight on each personal person. Now how come we did not think of this before ands make our own book entitled Lumberjock’s ?
LOL! Any way I’d love to see some more. Here’s the original link that got me going http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2008/02/memoir/gallery/index.html To FrankA and msDebbie P , I Have been singing what you wrote all day, Hubby states iIhave to knock it off unless i can sing tenor, ten or 15 miles away from home! Can’t help myself. That was left wide open! PEACE!!!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!

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MsDebbieP

10984 posts in 551 days


108 days ago

lol re: singing… uh oh…
once that song gets in your head… you just can’t get it out!
I think some of the LumberJocks have been singing it for months!

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

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againstthegrain

73 posts in 143 days


108 days ago

Creativity is necessary to healthy life.

-- Anchul - Warrensburg, MO: As a Pastor, I am just trying to get closer to Jesus. He was a woodworker too.

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scott shangraw

217 posts in 460 days


108 days ago

“Knowledge isn’t as important as imagination”

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

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SST

224 posts in 586 days


108 days ago

Shopsmith five basic tools plus me

-- You get no points when you punt

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coolbreeze

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108 days ago

I wonder…maybe, oh yeah! Nice.

-- Jason, AL

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WoodJack49

167 posts in 154 days


108 days ago

Design visions, joinery decisions, many revisions.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

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patrick miles

131 posts in 204 days


108 days ago

Bull sugar Maple splinter punk Ash

-- PJM.`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> why's there a light in fridge and not the freezer? , aka, the wood hunter.aka tigermaple5

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patrick miles

131 posts in 204 days


108 days ago

O that’s great , I’m gonna say that all day tomorrow , bullsugarmaple punk Ash
walnut under my fingernails I FREAGIN LUV IT

-- PJM.`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> why's there a light in fridge and not the freezer? , aka, the wood hunter.aka tigermaple5

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Jimthecarver

177 posts in 176 days


108 days ago

Build it…Give it for a smile…Make someone’s day.

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

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jeffthewoodwacker

182 posts in 195 days


107 days ago

missed nail hit finger try again

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

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gusthehonky

19 posts in 133 days


107 days ago

an exact match with “minor improvements”

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odie

474 posts in 231 days


106 days ago

Which way did my finger go ?

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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MsDebbieP

10984 posts in 551 days


106 days ago

note to self; don’t paint walnut

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

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HallTree

562 posts in 158 days


106 days ago

Your life boring? Become a Lumberjock!

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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SPalm

658 posts in 273 days


106 days ago

Purchase two pencils for each workstation.
Attach pencils to a short string.
Let string get caught in machine.
Watch fingers get slowly pulled in.
Luckily wobble dado will not cut.
You learn so much from Lumberjocks.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

Measure twice, cut, need new board

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

high shelf, need ladder, used chair
chair with wheels, knee versus concrete
concrete wins, knee hurts, wife laughs

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

rabbet joint, precut all, groove misaligned

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

wood putty and glue, need you!!!

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

Paint is great, hides my mistakes

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

plywood won’t warp, except for me.

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cpt_hammer

71 posts in 203 days


106 days ago

toybox for child, splinters for dad

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leonmcd

175 posts in 362 days


106 days ago

It is all about the wood

-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "

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tenontim

620 posts in 135 days


106 days ago

File to fit, paint to hide.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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odie

474 posts in 231 days


106 days ago

Never, never, never, never paint walnut

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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odie

474 posts in 231 days


106 days ago

“Can’t forget … perfection is a myth”

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Bill Butler

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106 days ago

I can’t claim this as I read it in a response to some forum message on LJ, but it is how I like to approach things…

When in doubt, make it stout.

My very first project as a teenager involved the use of wafer board and plans from one of the Popular XXX (Mechanics I think) magazine yearly plywood design contests they run. Poorly executed, the whole thing racked over until it collapsed. I cross to the other side of the aisle in HD when I pass wafer board, and to this day I always over engineer everything.

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SPalm

658 posts in 273 days


106 days ago

Build a box, get a bandsaw.
Bend a 2×4, get world fame.
Design a bookcase, get a

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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DocK16

386 posts in 478 days


106 days ago

Like I always say to my patient spouse.
BUY IT!!!! I COULD BUILD ONE!

-- DocK, WV

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grumpycarp

134 posts in 137 days


106 days ago

desk job suck, me want hammer

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DocK16

386 posts in 478 days


103 days ago

mind dreams, hand concieves, wife believes

-- DocK, WV

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Brad_Nailor

592 posts in 348 days


103 days ago

Power on…cut wood….power off

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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Brad_Nailor

592 posts in 348 days


103 days ago

Buy tools…sneak home…hide receipt

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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Mick

55 posts in 298 days


103 days ago

I bet you could sell those!

-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter

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Dick Cain

4298 posts in 690 days


103 days ago

Dream it, Design it, Build it!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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MsDebbieP

10984 posts in 551 days


103 days ago

never tell LumberJocks about painted walnut

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

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Dick Cain

4298 posts in 690 days


103 days ago

Walnut? Who said I liked Walnut?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walnut! You bet I like Walnut!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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NDwoodworker

48 posts in 125 days


103 days ago

Knowledge, skill, creativity, and passion utilized

-- Stuart, North Dakota

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juniorjock

269 posts in 156 days


103 days ago

I surfed. I ordered. I’m broke.

-- Make things with wood.

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Dick Cain

4298 posts in 690 days


103 days ago

I wish I had that tool.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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GaryCN

48 posts in 325 days


103 days ago

Maple Oak Cherry Walnut Pine recycle

Old door found in trash, I can use that wood.
This Pallet looks like Hickory
What can I do with the Hawthorne tree branch.

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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IowaWoodcrafter

247 posts in 467 days


103 days ago

Wood, like mind, terrible to waste

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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Earle Wright

122 posts in 111 days


103 days ago

“Arbor nut fell into saw cabinet”

-- Earle Wright, Lenoir City, Tennessee

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IowaWoodcrafter

247 posts in 467 days


103 days ago

Imagination in bloom becomes and heirloom

“Arbor nut fell into saw cabinet”, been there, done that. ;)

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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SteveKorz

616 posts in 105 days


102 days ago

—too much coffee equals shaky hands

—power tools on, blades a’ runnin’

—Hey, was that my finger again?

—Hon, what’s the number to ER?

—hold on, gotta grab my coffee

—maybe I’ll stick to hand tools

—man, that plane iron’s really sharp

—I am a little accident proned…

—(jokes aside, I’ve still got’em all)... lol

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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ChasHutch

36 posts in 106 days


102 days ago

Responses to my wife:

But, I need this tool, really!

I promise, I’ll finish this weekend

and…

Thank you for believing in me

-- Hutch - North Dallas, Tx - Safety First

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Blake

1811 posts in 265 days


102 days ago

Sell one box, justify entire shop.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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Blake

1811 posts in 265 days


102 days ago

So many trees, so little carbide..

-- Dust collectors suck.

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Blake

1811 posts in 265 days


102 days ago

Seed
Sapling
Tree
Lumber
Box
Heirloom

-- Dust collectors suck.

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hobbylogger

21 posts in 104 days


102 days ago

Stumbled upon wood, now I’m addicted!

-- Daniel, Tumwater, Wa U.S.A.

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HallTree

562 posts in 158 days


102 days ago

STOP! Look out for that ….......

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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SteveKorz

616 posts in 105 days


102 days ago

Found LumberJocks, Got addicted, Can’t Stop

Gotta Stop, No Time in Shop

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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SteveKorz

616 posts in 105 days


102 days ago

Eyes heavy, need sleep, so what?

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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rikkor

6500 posts in 265 days


102 days ago

Honey, can I buy more tools?

-- Maplewood, MN

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Sawdust2

798 posts in 478 days


101 days ago

I’m just amazed, leaves me dazed.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

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rikkor

6500 posts in 265 days


101 days ago

I’m going downstairs to the shop.

-- Maplewood, MN

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rikkor

6500 posts in 265 days


101 days ago

Really dear, I can build that.

-- Maplewood, MN

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rikkor

6500 posts in 265 days


101 days ago

Main rule: No picture, didn’t happen.

-- Maplewood, MN

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David

80 posts in 106 days


101 days ago

No Ugly Wood! Some Just Prettyer!

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Les Hastings

359 posts in 164 days


100 days ago

I’d rather be covered in saw dust!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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USCJeff

754 posts in 459 days


100 days ago

Not promoting vulgarity but it seems that many 6 word chains of expletives creep into thought frequently.

Also, “Oops, at least I have firewood”

-- Jeff, South Carolina

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Grumpy

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99 days ago

Only short one end.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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nat42

14 posts in 104 days


99 days ago

My wife: like it make it !!!

-- Nathan South Afirica

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SteveM

58 posts in 558 days


98 days ago

Don’t do that, again.

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JWW

14 posts in 102 days


97 days ago

“Smooth face…..but has a knot”

-- "Big" John

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Billp

195 posts in 591 days


97 days ago

Just one more tool I promise.

-- Billp