State of the Workshop Address, Jan 2012

So, I figured I'd beat out the other, better-known version of this header with this entry. As of right now, like most woodworkers, my shop is in desperate need of organization. Unlike many woodworkers, my shop is extremely temporary. As in, outdoors. I set it up and break it down for each session. As of right now, like many in the more northern climes of this wonderful world of ours, I have issues with humidity and more ... solid ... forms of it. Currently, I'm glad for rain, because it's finally cleared out the snow from my work area. Unfortunately, the forecast is for more snow in the future. As in, tonight.

So the current situation is the shop is... waiting. Now is the season for planning and preparation. Saving up for purchases, planning what those purchases will be, thinking ahead to what projects I'm going to do, and other big projects.

One of those big projects is trying to get the Five Minute Woodworker up and running. I'm in the process of plans, so I have not even started looking at websites or hosting. (Cart before horse issue, you understand.) I'm thinking the focus of the project is less five minute projects and more the concept that every wood working project can be broken down into manageable bits (perhaps five minutes?) that anybody can tackle. I'm hoping to include skill builders, projects that include skill builders, and project Ideas. I'm also hoping, once things get finalized, to have "guest videos" of other fellow wood workers presenting a five minute video of projects or skills that are useful, wonderful, interesting, or anything along any of those lines.

If I seem distracted, I think it's fairly justified. Now, all I need to do is get back to making sawdust....