Break the Cycle
The world around us is filled with common misconceptions. People will look at something, a snapshot in time, and base a series of thoughts on that moment without any real … Continue reading
Anybody Have a Clamp? Anyone?
There’s a saying among wood workers that you can never have too many clamps. I’ve done a pretty good job accumulating them, I think. As you can see from the … Continue reading
My Web Footprint
As a wood worker first, small business owner second, I am often tempted to completely ignore the business side of things and just make toys. After all, that’s why I … Continue reading
Don’t Ask Me, I Just Work Here
A bit late today in posting, but it’s been a busy day. Partly, I’ve been searching high and low trying to find a suitable piece of Purpleheart wood. My daughter … Continue reading
Is That Really Appropriate?
The dust collector. I can almost hear my mother saying “For crying out loud Johnny, the dust collector again?”. Nobody else calls me Johnny, by the way, and after a … Continue reading
I Shall Conquer
The weekend came and went too fast. With so much to do in order to install this dust collector, it has become painfully obvious this coming weekend will be spent … Continue reading
Fraud Protection
In my past, I worked in retail. From when I was 16 years old until I was 31, I spent time working in various areas of retail from corporate offices … Continue reading
You’ve Got to Be In It to Win It
First off, let me start with my title. English classes are a distant memory, and I am having trouble remembering which title words do and do not get capitalized. I … Continue reading
Bump Day: Abelee’s Handcrafted
Welcome to the 7th edition of Bump Day! Bump Day is for a crafter from Etsy to offer up some advice and hopefully get some karma in the form of … Continue reading
And That’s All I Need!
Sometimes, I can’t help but to feel like Steve Martin, in “The Jerk”. Well, not like his character so much, but more just the end part when he loses everything … Continue reading
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