Woodworking is an excellent
hobby for me for several reasons:
1. I am very project oriented and I get a
great deal of enjoyment in seeing a project through to completion.
2. I like a challenge.
3. I enjoy using my mind to try to optimize
the processes and to minimize the amount of materials needed.
4. I like to show my friends and family the
latest project.
5. I love buying power tools!
I apprenticed (and still learn)
from my father, Howard. He taught me that, with a small number of tools, you
can do good work. He also has taught me the most important aspect of
woodworking: How to correct the mistakes that are made. I believe that this
hobby requires courage on several levels. Obviously, the machines are
dangerous, and should be handled with great care (see Scott’s cool tools
below). That is one form of courage. Another is purely financial: Ruining a
single board of cherry can be quite expensive! Yet another type of courage is
being able to try new ways of doing things. Below are a few photos.
