There was a lot of stupid macho bullcrap in the shops where I worked, likely because of the stupid macho woodworkers who worked there. (Hiya, Meatfart! Remember me?) The basic flavor of the crap: “If you can’t do this operation as well as I can, you ain’t a real woodworker.” Sadly, we see a lot…
Read moreHonestly, I thought this moviefilm was almost funny when I made it. But it’s not. As always, if you are dissatisfied with your blog subscription, simply write to us for a full refund. (And yes, I know it should be “Occupational Safety & Health” – it’s a nod to our British friends who endure Health…
Read moreHonestly, I thought this moviefilm was almost funny when I made it. But it’s not. As always, if you are dissatisfied with your blog subscription, simply write to us for a full refund. (And yes, I know it should be “Occupational Safety & Health” – it’s a nod to our British friends who endure Health…
Read moreJoe Heller True story, Word of Honor:Joseph Heller, an important and funny writernow dead,and I were at a party given by a billionaireon Shelter Island.I said, “Joe, how does it make you feelto know that our host only yesterdaymay have made more moneythan your novel ‘Catch-22’has earned in its entire history?”And Joe said, “I’ve got…
Read moreEvery shop I’ve worked in had a set of built-in aphorisms – things that are said when you encounter a moment of truth at the bench or when the clamps come off. Michael Dunbar’s chair shop probably had more than 100 sayings that he and his instructors had developed. Taking a class there was like…
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