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rick fulton
07-04-2009, 4:10 PM
Funny article that i can relate to.

Confessions of an Amateur Woodworker (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F1_0_s_1_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEVPmsJQdVIyVx7QUc0P2q2eaw5pw&cid=0&ei=R6lPSuiqHof8lQSirL_0Aw&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.australia.to%2Findex.php%3Fop tion%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D12011%3 Aconfessions-of-an-amateur-woodworker%26catid%3D108%3Adan-h-woods%26Itemid%3D241)

Australia.TO -Dan H Woods - ‎Jul 3, 2009‎
I hate to admit it, but my woodworking aspirations out-run my actual skills by a fair amount. My current woodworking strategy is to buy a LOT of wood and to ...

http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12011:confessions-of-an-amateur-woodworker&catid=108:dan-h-woods&Itemid=241

Maurice Ungaro
07-04-2009, 7:10 PM
Now, that there is funny!

Brian W Evans
07-04-2009, 7:28 PM
If I didn't know better, I'd say I wrote that...

Eduard Nemirovsky
07-04-2009, 9:02 PM
:D:D:D sometimes I see myself the same way:D:D:D

Garth Keel
07-04-2009, 9:07 PM
Gap filling glue sounds like a million dollar winner! Like everything else it must be on Amazon. :D

Gary Muto
07-04-2009, 9:12 PM
My tools are realtively well tuned. My problem is that I usually make a mental error, like measuring from the 1" mark on a tape measure in order to get a more accurate reading and then forgetting to subtract the inch when I make the cut. Sometimes I cut the board from the wrong end or from the wrong face. Stupid stuff....

Jacob Mac
07-04-2009, 9:28 PM
Unfortunately, I can totally relate.

I'm building a workbench, and it is my triumphant "inattention to detail tour"

I really need to do a better job of slowing down and really thinking my next step through. But I love doing it and I'm only 32. So hopefully I have time to improve.