Woodworking Sayings

[jamieh [OP]]

I know this is kind of crazy but its all good

I have a shop that has a bare wall and was going to put up a woodworking saying for the fun of it… I came across a few and was wondering if anyone else had any good ones

Thank You

"There are 4 ways to make a piece of lumber into a wood object, the right way, the wrong way, the woodworking way and my way." Johnny W Morlan

The things I make may be for others, but how I make them is for me.

Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsmen can hide his mistakes!

A FAILED ATTEMPT SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE BUT ENCOURAGE

[Barry in London]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

If you do a google search for "woodworking sayings" you'll find a bunch of them. My favourite (and one I tend to ignore at my peril) is measure twice, cut once!! Another one I like is Norm Abrams "...and a couple brads to hold it till the glue dries."

Edit - You really, honestly, truly have a "bare wall" in your shop! You don't have enought clamps or something was stolen. I don't think I've ever seen any shop pics with a bare wall in them unless the bareness was essential for some other purpose although I don't know what!! I'd like to hang a dartboard in my shop (20 x 30 inside measurement) and I think I'll end up having to build a portable wall to put it on. All the rest are taken!!

[woodworm]

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You forgot the old "Henway"

John

[J.P. Rap]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

You forgot the old "Henway"

John

Oh noooo. I'm not fallin for that one.

[Rizak the Really Horrible]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

You forgot the old "Henway"

John

Someone has to say it.

What's a Henway?



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BTW, I have a lot of woodworking sayings ... but you wouldn't want to write them down.

[James on Muscote Bay]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

I cut it again, and it's still too short!

[RSWoodworks]

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There's a member on here that has a quote in their signature line, sorry can't remember who it is, but I believe it's a quote from Tage Frid saying something like, "Congratulations, you've just figured out the most complicated way to hold a board 3 feet off the ground." or something very similar.
I like that one alot.

Ryan

[Bill MacDonald]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

Someone has to say it.

What's a Henway?

About 4 - 5 pounds!

I have this sign in my shop.

[matt]

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I don't know if he coined it or not, but Matt from "Matt's Basement Workshop" likes to say "fingers and thumbs, don't be dumb" as a safety reminder. Its kinda catchy...

[Adam Thorpe]

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Here is my favriot By a Poet named sharp

Isn't it strange how princes and kings,
and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
and common people, like you and me,
are builders for eternity?
Each is given a list of rules;
a shapeless mass; a bag of tools.
And each must fashion, ere life is flown,
A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone.

[Joseph]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

Here is my own personal saying...

sawdust is nose-hair fertilizer

And yes, it's based on personal experience!

[Mapleview]

Re: Woodworking Sayings

This works

[Rizak the Really Horrible]

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This works

Hey! That's mine! I made that!


You can see it in my pics gallery (along with a wide selection of other files I use as avatars).

[Mapleview]

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Hey Rizak I don't remember where I found it . but they are great words of wisdom for shop safety . Kudos to you

[dkaardal]

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Hey! That's mine! I made that!


You can see it in my pics gallery (along with a wide selection of other files I use as avatars).

Go get some magnetic labels made of your little image then. I'd like to order 8 right now for my current machines, but I'll need 1 additional for each purchase after that.

;)

donovan.