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The Hybrid Woodworker’s 12 Step Program
November 11th, 2009 · 6 Comments
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1 Adam King // Nov 11, 2009 at 9:16 pm
What great thoughts! I’m really excited to see where this will take you in your method of work in the shop.
Unplugged AA 12 step process; I’m waiting for you to publish this book!
2 Shannon // Nov 11, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I’ve been mulling this over lately as I design my hand tool cabinet and try to figure out where to put it in the current space. I plan on doing this the old journeyman’s way of highlighting my skills in my cabinet by doing some kind of Hepplewhite inspired piece. The thing is that it will need a fair amount of wall space since it will have parts that swing open to access the tools and I am going to have to sacrifice some of the bigger tools to make room for it. I’m finding myself using some of them less and less anyway. All part of my own “journey” you know.
3 If You Buy One More Fancy Jig, You Better Just Close Up Shop // Nov 12, 2009 at 10:40 am
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4 Mike Semsen // Nov 12, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I would say the first step would be to unplug the power tools, put the jointer in the garage where you can’t easily get at it, cover the table saw with plywood and use it as an assembly bench, bury it in stuff so it is hard to get at. Now work without those tools and see if you regret not having them. If you find that you can’t live without them put them back to work.
5 Jacques // Nov 17, 2009 at 6:53 am
The first step is to accept you have a problem and I can not see me taking that step! Thought provoking though I must admit. My random orbital sander is the only thing I can think of that I could part with. Thanks.
Jacques.
6 John Eugster // Nov 22, 2009 at 11:37 pm
In the majority of my work I do quite a bit of handwork. It’s not my original thought but rather something I heard — machines are used in my shop like the apprentice may have been used before machines were so common. Nothing like jointing a board with my plane after ripping on the noisy table saw, same for fitting and adjusting with chisels and mallet. Sure, you can work faster with the power but you can screw things up much quicker too!
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