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Rob Luter
08-16-2018, 4:55 PM
“Sharp solves all manner of problems.”

Just saying.
Jim Koepke
08-16-2018, 5:50 PM
What isn't solved by being sharp is often cured by being square.

jtk
Doug Dawson
08-16-2018, 6:06 PM
What isn't solved by being sharp is often cured by being square.


I agree with that completely. Don't do drugs.
Frederick Skelly
08-16-2018, 8:01 PM
I have something like that posted above my bench:
"Dull Tools Don't Work."
Prashun Patel
08-16-2018, 10:10 PM
Appreciate more sharp, flat, square.
Understand enough sharp, flat, square.
steven c newman
08-16-2018, 11:51 PM
Get in too big of a hurry, and you will have to correct the mistakes. Plenty of time to either do it right, or do it all over again.
Keith Szczepanski
08-17-2018, 2:12 PM
From the PA. Dutch, " The hurrier I go, the behinder I get".
Brett Luna
08-17-2018, 2:54 PM
A fresh sheet of sandpaper, no matter the cost, is cheaper than wasted time and effort.
Bob Glenn
08-17-2018, 5:23 PM
Life is too short to use old sandpaper........my tag line!
James Waldron
08-17-2018, 6:41 PM
If you ain't got time to do it right,
Where the hell you gonna find the time to do it over?
Brian Hale
08-17-2018, 9:32 PM
You table is made of wood. It used to be a tree, now it's table. Most woods like being tables, occasionally some don't.
David Myers
08-17-2018, 9:45 PM
If you want to make a mistake quickly use a power tool.
Jim Koepke
08-17-2018, 10:23 PM
If you want to make a mistake quickly use a power tool.

"Using hand tools makes mistakes go slower," is one of my oft said remarks in conversations about tools.

jtk
Bob Glenn
08-18-2018, 10:41 AM
Jim, In the same vein, when asked why I use hand tools, I tell them that it takes longer to really hurt myself badly.
steven c newman
08-18-2018, 10:50 AM
A cord? We don't need no stinking cord.....
Jim Koepke
08-18-2018, 11:00 AM
The most important box in the shop is the one holding the Band-Aides.

jtk
Matt Lau
08-18-2018, 11:43 AM
Why be bound by cords?

or

The world is my dust collection.
Dave Anderson NH
08-19-2018, 9:53 AM
Whether you think you can or you can't.....you're right. Swallow the elephant one bite at a time.
Tom M King
08-19-2018, 10:05 AM
Measure twice, cut once, try, trim, try, shave.....

Mark once, cut once.
Bill McDermott
08-19-2018, 9:42 PM
Pay attention to the grain.
steven c newman
08-19-2018, 10:08 PM
"You want it WHEN?"
Roger Nair
08-20-2018, 1:37 PM
Pet the cat.
Malcolm Schweizer
08-20-2018, 1:56 PM
Sharp is good for all but the tongue.
Jeff Ranck
08-20-2018, 2:38 PM
Sharp is good for all but the tongue.

Love this!
Roger Nair
08-20-2018, 3:46 PM
Love this!


Sharp is good for all but the tongue.

Eyes, ears and hands whet the wit
The tongue wets the lips
Bob Glenn
08-20-2018, 3:56 PM
When cutting to multiple marks, always cut on the heaviest mark.
Luke Dupont
08-20-2018, 10:23 PM
Put down the pencil; pick up the knife.
Forget the millimeter and the inch;
Mark, don't measure.
Mike Allen1010
08-21-2018, 8:23 PM
Get in too big of a hurry, and you will have to correct the mistakes. Plenty of time to either do it right, or do it all over again.

Uoooh Steve- I love your sentiment. Somehow I think if my Dad could have tattooed me with your fundamental life philosophy,"plenty of time to either do it right, or do it all over again", I certainly would have avoided a lot of "Corrective Coaching" from highly motivated Senior Chiefs during my time in the Navy.