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you know your a wood worker when:

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:03 pm
by truxton
You dive your neighbors dumpster for a few pine boards or

you know your a wood worker when your wife says "honey, how much money did you spend on the tools in the basement? Your heart races, and your first thought is, do I tell the truth or lie?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:32 pm
by JPG
truxton wrote:You dive your neighbors dumpster for a few pine boards or

you know your a wood worker when your wife says "honey, how much money did you spend on the tools in the basement? Your heart races, and your first thought is, do I tell the truth or lie?
Tools? What tools? I have had those forever!:rolleyes:

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:14 pm
by dusty
:eek:Tools? What new tools? I bought most of those before I retired..... hmmm, about the time you remodeled your craft room and bought the new sewing machine.

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:24 pm
by nuhobby
burkhome wrote:You know your a woodworker when the President is giving an emergency speech on TV and you are studying the construction of the furniture in the backround.
True! And when the president talks about a "shellac-ing" you think about wood finishing.

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:28 pm
by JPG
nuhobby wrote:True! And when the president talks about a "shellac-ing" you think about wood finishing.
You know you are a woodworker when your antennae go up when you hear a national network radio announcer refer to shellac as a lacquer.

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:34 pm
by mrblanche
You know you're a woodworker when you stop past garage sales, and the only two things you're interested in are tools and old furniture that might have good enough wood to build something else.

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:28 pm
by ddvann79
When you select your wood not only for it's color and grain but for it's smell.

oh...

When you no longer have the ability to smell polyurethane.

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:14 pm
by fjimp
ddvann79 wrote:When you select your wood not only for it's color and grain but for it's smell.

oh...

When you no longer have the ability to smell polyurethane.
Hmmmm, this sounds like Kelsey the wonder Dog. While one our morning walks she snife ten pieces of wood for each one she picks up. She then rattles those picked up in her mouth for a minute. One out of ten or twelve picked up will remain in her mouth for several minutes. Some of those that last are chewed others become treasured yard toys. She does the same with wood chunks hitting the floor of the shop. This pup likes only the finest hardwoods. Fjimp

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:45 am
by burkhome
fjimp wrote:Hmmmm, this sounds like Kelsey the wonder Dog. While one our morning walks she snife ten pieces of wood for each one she picks up. She then rattles those picked up in her mouth for a minute. One out of ten or twelve picked up will remain in her mouth for several minutes. Some of those that last are chewed others become treasured yard toys. She does the same with wood chunks hitting the floor of the shop. This pup likes only the finest hardwoods. Fjimp
I love the conneseur gene in a dog.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:18 am
by roy_okc
You know you are a woodworker when...

...you have a dog that is picky about the wood he/she brings home.

...you try to figure out if you can use that 1" square piece of wood or should it be thrown away to ensure you still have a grip on reality. It ends up going in the "save" bin.

...you have many answers to "You know you are a woodworker when".