Popular Post Stick486 Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Top 10 Unavoidable Truths of Woodworking quotes from Michael Dunbar. Some sage advice, there. 1. Don't Rush... - Don't confuse working quickly with rushing.. 2. Learn to sharpen... - It opens the door to faster, easier techniques that yield better results... 3. You get what you pay for.... - When you try to cut corners by buying low-end brand or lower-quality materials, you set yourself up for disappointment... 4. Finishing is half the battle... - Finishing is as important as the woodworking and frequently takes as long... 5. Practice makes perfect... - Try unfamiliar skills on scrap... 6. Dry fit before glue-up... - Don't discover nasty surprises after the glue has been spread... 7. Glue won't rescue poor joinery.. - While there are tricks for correcting mistakes, these should never be thought of as ways to get around good workmanship... 8. Your router won't do everything... - There are no universal wonder tools that will do everything perfectly and effortlessly... 9 Use both hand and power tools... - An efficient, effective woodworker know how to use both machine and hand tools... 10. Keep your shop clean... - Keep your shop tuned up and well-maintained... Edited December 5, 2017 by Ron Dudelston tags added Grandpadave52, Nickp, lew and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Brink Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Good advice Stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Very Good Advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 There should be a number 11. Don't stick you finger in it or under it. Dan HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, HandyDan said: There should be a number 11. Don't stick you finger in it or under it. Dan Or through it. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, HandyDan said: There should be a number 11. Don't stick you finger in it or under it. Dan That would be a Ralph Jones quote (paraphrased) HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 All true, however most of have to learn the hard way first. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 I agree with them all but have to say "clean" to a turner is kind of a relative thing Steve HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) One other unavoidable truth....The Law of Murphy will always apply..... There was another quote I've seen around. "If you think it can not be done, do not interrupt the fellow that is doing it" A Long time ago, from someone named "Fatroman" over on "Knots" Edited August 23, 2016 by steven newman HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Three laws of plumbing: Hot on the left; cold on the right Poop goes down; stink goes up Don't chew your fingernails Nickp, HARO50 and steven newman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Well Stick I guess you are going to have to write a book . Like Buck you are waxing poetic and with all the references you have it should be easy. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hah. Ran across this on a piece of paper in my shop this week. Printed it off years ago. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 On 8/22/2016 at 3:58 PM, Steve Krumanaker said: I agree with them all but have to say "clean" to a turner is kind of a relative thing Steve Turning has a way of diminishing any cleaning traits one may have had before he tried turning. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 "that's not a mistake....that's a design change.." "Plan? PLAN? We don't need no schtinking plan..." " I always have Plan, they don't always work, but I always have Plan" B. Badinov p_toad, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Plans are made to be changed. After plans are only and idea and sometime we see the light (opps) and there is a better way to get there. One more rule #13 if it don't feel right stop and look it may be wrong HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickp Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 ...let's not forget "if it ain't broke, don't fix it till it is"... p_toad and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just because you can doesn't mean you should (or want to) HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 why not??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Stick486 said: why not??? I have too much other (useful) stuff that needs done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 hours ago, kmealy said: I have too much other (useful) stuff that needs done. What could be more important than having all that fun. That guy has more ideas and the brains to work them out than anyone else I can think of. Stick486 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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