Welcome!

Welcome to my new Woodworking blog! I have several goals for this new blog:

First, to educate myself. I am hoping that people will respond to my posts, be they technical or otherwise. In writing about tools, techniques, construction methods, and materials, I encourage people who know better to post their disagreements, so that I can get better at what I do.

Second, to educate all of you reading this. I have found that the more I learn about any given subject, the more I am able to fully appreciate and enjoy it (with the noted exception of politics, which thankfully I will NOT be approaching here).

Third, I have found that writing about things helps me to become more systematic in my approach, not only in the record-keeping sense but also in the necessary reflection involved in the writing process. Writing about woodworking will hopefully help me to become a better woodworker. Even if no one reads this stuff except for me, it will still have this benefit.

Fourth, perhaps this will be entertaining to some of you. Best of luck to all of you with this last one, with my apologies!

In the spirit of self-education, I hope that there are other benefits to doing this that I have not yet considered but which will become apparent as the work proceeds...   That said, have fun, and as my mom says, don't cut off any fingers!