Texfire Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nick Offerman had a Q&A on the site reddit. All of his answers were hilarious but this one was really special. When asked what his favorite wood was, he replied, "It's difficult to name a favorite wood. They are all so noble, each with its own special characteristics. Oak is mighty and dense, for the hull of your square-rigged sailing ship, but also, when quarter-sawn, its medullary rays can make your library table sing with erudition. Maple and Birch are creamy and many colored, like a delicious bowl of only Lucky Charms marshmallows. Cedar and Redwood are lightweight but extremely high in tensile strength, rendering them perfect for boatbuilding in the smaller classes of watercraft. Bamboo (a grass) makes nature's bong. Walnut (esp. California Claro) is my gold standard for depth of figure, strength, beauty, and workability. Ash and Hickory, straight-grained and true, make excellent bludgeons, dandy for the cudgeling of vegetarians." If you're interested in the rest of the Q&A here's the link, be warned, it's definitely not safe for work. http://www.reddit.co...n_on_parks_and/ What's your favorite woodworking quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 From my architecture teacher in Japan: Donna ni kitte mo, nagaku narahen (No matter how much you cut off, it doesn't get any longer.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Or I cut it twice, and it's still to short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Sat cito, si sat bene [it is done fast enough,if it is done well]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PaulMarcel Posted September 3, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 "I use a pencil" -- Frank Klausz when someone in a seminar asked (paraphrasing) "Frank, why do you use a pencil when a marking knife leaves a finer and more accurate line?" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 most dangerous tool in the shop is you..............me i tell every kid that the first day of class because when your emotions are upset or when your mind is wandering you will always get hurt. every time i have gotten hurt it was because my mind was not focused or i was mad or even super happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 "I use a pencil" -- Frank Klausz when someone in a seminar asked (paraphrasing) "Frank, why do you use a pencil when a marking knife leaves a finer and more accurate line?" I love this! In fact, I've heard well-known teacher after well-known teacher give the same answer, with different words, to similar questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyNoName Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Here are a couple. While they aren't specifically about woodworking, they are applicable: "When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought is incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do." - John Ruskin, British writer and social critic "Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it." - Pope John Paul II "Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple." - Charles Mingus "Plans are useless, but planning is indispensible" - Dwight Eisenhower "And when he died He left a table made of nails and pride And with his hands he carved these words inside For my children" - Neil Diamond, Morningside "When I die someday far in the future, you may touch my tools. If you wish to die today, then you may touch them now." - Gary Rogowski "What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through." - Ira Glass "Designing objects from wood can be a bit like walking a tight rope. IT’s a balancing act. You have to constantly keeps things in perspective. You can’t keep anything for granted. Not the medium. Not the methods. And definitely not the finished product. Everything becomes extremely relevant." - Tom Fidgen "I'd rather it grow like an oak than a weed." - Christopher Schwarz "Lack of equipment is a rookie excuse" - Mario Batali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyNoName Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 "I use a pencil" -- Frank Klausz when someone in a seminar asked (paraphrasing) "Frank, why do you use a pencil when a marking knife leaves a finer and more accurate line?" I heard the same question asked of him and he said "I'm Frank Klauz. Frank Klauz uses a pencil." I loved the third person. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 My father was a contractor and he had a favorite saying when I was getting too detailed......."Hurry up, Son. We aren't building a piano." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 "Before we use any power tools, let's take a moment to talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: there is no more important safety rule than to wear these — safety glasses." Ya just gotta love Norm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 "Before we use any power tools, let's take a moment to talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: there is no more important safety rule than to wear these — safety glasses." Ya just gotta love Norm. So that's what what he's been saying with that accent all this time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWC Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 My father was a contractor and he had a favorite saying when I was getting too detailed......."Hurry up, Son. We aren't building a piano." I worked for my G.C. uncle for 8 summers while going through school and his phrase was similar... "Just get it done, we're not flying it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 So that's what what he's been saying with that accent all this time... What accent? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyNoName Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 "You can help me get my husband out of here before he starts drooling on the floor"... Spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Posted September 10, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 What accent? It's all a matter of interpretation, right? Be safe when using your pin naila and biscuit joina to attach that face frame to the caucus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pants Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 "When I die someday far in the future, you may touch my tools. If you wish to die today, then you may touch them now." - Gary Rogowski I love this one for humour and this one "What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through." - Ira Glass For inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 hahaha got a great quote about geting a nail in your foot today one of the kids was walking past a large wooden sighn on the ground and he was told dont walk on that you will get a nail in your foot. he then proceded to brag about how once he got a nail in his foot and he walk all the way home and he never even reacted to the pain. he then said no pain no gain. the teacher i was with then proceded to say no brain no pain. the kid kept on going with a self proud smug look on his face he noded to himself and said yep no pain. god help us from fools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 " the problem with making something foolproof is they keep making bigger fools" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkeye Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 "Sometimes the creative process requires cursing." Charles Neil via Paul-Marcel's site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 "When I die someday far in the future, you may touch my tools. If you wish to die today, then you may touch them now." - Gary Rogowski Oh, yeah! I love this quote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiback46 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 "That's why a door looks like a door, so that wood can act like wood" -Roy Underhill (in reference to frame and panel construction). I like it because everyone recognizes a frame and panel door, and intuitively knows it is a door, and not a wall, but the reason why it looks like it does is lost to many people. As a result even doors made of plywood, metal and fiberglass, are still made to look "like a door" On top of that, the concept is simple, but the very first wooden doors (after rocks, and animal hides hung in front of caves) were likely just boards that could swell, and get stuck, or shrink and let in drafts and bugs. The recognition of why a door looks like it does, how wood acts, and the connection between them is somewhat unique to woodworkers (anyone who makes things of wood) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texfire Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 "Ouch...$h!.." 7th grade woodshop teacher after cut ringe and pinkie fingers off on the table saw... That's your favorite quote??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 That's your favorite quote??? for a 7th grader that would be my favorite quote best part its a quote that makes a impact and realy imparts a lesson right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dherbert Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 It didn't cut too deep, the bone stopped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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