| Measure Twice, Cut once... oops... I cut twice and it is still too short! |
Five years ago, I inherited some tools from my wife's grandfather who was a general contractor.
At the same time my wife and I had just purchased our first home. With a mountain of home
improvement tasks ahead of me I figured that I should learn how to use all these cool looking tools
sitting in my garage. That was just the beginning...I was hooked for life. Like a lot of beginning
woodworkers, I was all about power tools. I had a few saws and hand planes but they sat on a
shelf gathering copious amounts of dust. And that style served me just fine. It wasn't until I was
knee deep in an Arts & Crafts style wall shelf that I realized that I could refine the work by
finessing all my joinery with a plane in order to get that perfect fit. So began the next big obsession
in my journey. Over the last few years I have acquired and restored some antique woodworking
tools as well as bought some new ones. I am fascinated with the traditional ways of doing things
and astounded by the work produced by my predecessors hundreds of years ago. I remain
dedicated to the modern ways, but now I augment all my work with a heavy sampling of unplugged
woodworking.
The shop is a humble 340 square foot one car garage. What I lack in space I make up for in
organization. It has taken years to get everything where I want it (and can find it later) and I am
sure it will take a few more years before I am completely satisfied. See for yourself, come take the
shop tour!
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