tinkle tinkle whittle stah

An artistic interpretation of the classic song, as performed by our little Miss, age 3 (and a half):

Tinkle tinkle, whittle stah  -

Now I one dew what you ah

Up above word so high

Like a dia-mond in sky -

Tinkle, tinkle, whittle stah

How won dew what you ah.

Admissions at Juliard – you guys listening?

shop advice

A few lessons learned and painfully reinforced from the last few weeks of shop-time…

• The best plans are only as good as the wood you choose
• A belt sander is higly efficient at removing wood. And fingernails, under certain conditions
• Clamps come in two sizes – just a little too small and a little too large for whatever you’re working on
• Nobody else sees that little nail head that I’ve just spent half an hour trying to hide
• I feel more like a woodworker when John Mellencamp is playing in my shop than Toto. I like Toto more, but it doesn’t work in the shop.
• Oh, and for clarification, neither of these parties has made a live appearance in my shop; I’m just talking about their CDs.
• When they tell you that you shouldn’t remove the blade guard and kickback device from your table saw, there’s a reason
• You can never have too many band-aids
• Remember Forrest Gump’s rain monologue? Works with sawdust too.