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Woodworking Humour, from Canadian Woodworking, features Don Wilkinson’s witty, anecdotal, or observational takes on the frustrations and realities of woodworking.
If you began reading at the beginning of the magazine like normal people do, you should have realized that this issue is primarily concerned with texture. The editor's letter and table of contents may also have clued you in. Those of you who just can't wait to read my column probably began reading at the back page and haven't a clue what I am talking about. Unfortunately, neither do I.
Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. The rest become politicians. —George Bernard Shaw (with apologies.)
Those of you who pay any kind of attention to what you read may have noticed that this issue is dedicated to the “small shop”.
Man has been on this planet for several years now and from his very first day, as he stood around his cave staring at the walls and bored out of his mind, all he has wanted is somewhere to sit so he could comfortably watch television.
Renovation: n /rénna váy shun/ (heavy accent on shun, as in: stay away from). A “suggestion” or idea postulated by one’s spouse to drive the other insane or to divorce (either option is usually fine).
Renovate /rénna vayt/ vt 1 To destroy part or all of one’s home in an attempt (usually failed) to improve said dwelling. 2 A bad idea usually perpetrated and/or instigated by one’s spouse.
A Woman’s Place is In The Shop
I wish there were more woodworking women. Then maybe circular saws wouldn’t weigh 85 pounds and table saws would be height-adjustable (I can’t find any high-heeled shop boots).
I recently received a letter from one of my many fans. No, it wasn’t from my wife or my Mom … this time.
By the time you read this column, it is quite likely that Easter will have passed. Probably by a couple of months. But in my defense, I do have a good explanation for being so late … I forgot!
How many of you reading this column either have your own workshop or want to have one but you can’t because your wife thinks your kids need the bedroom more than you do? Everybody put your hands up! That’s what I thought.
If there is one tool in the average workshop that has done more damage to more people than any other tool, it is the tablesaw.
Learning to Woodwork – Practicing on the Lathe
Another couple months have gone by and I still haven’t told you how I became the Yukon’s Number One turner extraordinaire.
Learning to Woodwork: The Lathe – Part 2
When I left you last issue I was hiding out in my shop, more afraid of facing my wife than I was of facing my lathe.
Learning to Woodwork (The Specifics)
When it comes to purchasing large scale woodworking equipment, most people begin with a table saw. As you may have realized by this point, I’m not like most people. I purchased a lathe.
Learning to Woodwork (Concluded)
There really is something to be said about trial and error as a method of learning.
