10 in, 10 out.

If you do good work, two people will talk about you. If you do bad work, 200 people will talk about you.

Measure 247 times, cut once!

A person who works with their hands is a laborer. A person who works with their hands and head is a craftsman. A person who works with their hands, head and heart is an artist. A person who works with their hands, head, heart and soul reads Woodworker's Journal eZine.

I don't make mistakes, I add features.

It's better to be the hammer than the anvil.

If it can't be fixed with bailing wire and duct tape, it ain't worth fixin!

He enjoyed turning baseball bats on his lathe. Soon his shop was over run with them. Never throw wood away. Store them in the attic...... He was known as the woodworker with "BATS in HIS BELFRY".

Cut to fit and beat into place.

Beat to fit, paint to match.

All wood wants to become something else. It's the woodworker's job to find out what and then help it become that object.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. (When I talk about buying a newer tool than the one I had.)

Fingers behind the blade, or else you'll leave them behind.

Get your ass behind you.

There is only so much you can do with bent wood.

If'en you're gonna glue it, it best be straight!

IF. A small word with one hell of a big meaning!

Make the big parts first. If you screw up you can use them to make smaller parts.

If it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer.

Hey!! Where did all this saw dust come from? Look up to the sky. (Get ready for this one) The birds are "sawing" again.

The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.

It is the poorest of craftsman who blame his tools for poor workmanship.

A blind man on a fast trotting horse will never know the difference.

Where the heck did I put that board stretcher?

The objective is to finish the day with all fingers and other body parts attached.

Brad nails usually blow out on the most viewed side.

If you think that is going to work ... you're a full bubble off level.

Putty is my buddy.

I just need 1 or 2 inches taken off this cabinet.

In woodworking, it is never a mistake unless you can't fix it.

You can't get cut if your hands are not in line with the blade.

If you make a mistake carving, it now became a caricature.

Carpenters use nails, woodworkers use glue.

Do your best and caulk the rest.

That's not a flaw, that's character!

I can't afford cheap tools.

Let the chips fly! If you're going to ruin a piece of wood, ruin it quickly. No need wasting wood and time.

Good, Fast, Cheap (choose two).

That's close enough (as in measuring something), this ain't no church you know!

Mistakes happen. If the corners are square no one will notice.

You can always tell an old woodworker in a group of men, just count his fingers.

Stand back ten feet, cover one eye and close the other, and it all looks good.

A good worker cleans and sharpens his tools, a craftsman makes his own.

Buy the best you can afford, and you'll only cry once.

When cutting parts, always cut a spare.

A woodworker never makes mistakes, just decorative firewood.

A neat shop is a sign of a demented mind.

A straight and accurate cut is the measure of a determined woodworker. The person who makes curves in wood is an artist (usually after he made a poor cut and it did not line up well).

Multiply the hands and you divide the work.

Why is there never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over?

When a project is first begun, do not stop until it's done.

No one else knows how you intended it to look, so don't explain.

Don't force it, get a bigger hammer.

Measure twice and don't get cut once.

Double-check your work - and it is always your work.

Up high- never seen, down low- never noticed.

It is just like downtown.

Driving down the road at 60 mph, in a driving rain, at night, with the headlights off, while looking the other way, it doesn't look too bad.

If it ain't broke, it should be...duck tape it.

Enough glue will hold anything.

Always check with your doctor before embarking on any exercise program.

I'm the maker of fine and expensive oil dry for my garage.

Square is in the eye of the beholder.

It's been a fantastic day - No Mistakes.

The fastest way is the slowest way.

If you came into the shop with ten fingers, leave with ten fingers.

You can always afford another piece of wood; fingers are expensive.

It's not done until the finish cures.

If it's not art it's firewood.

My folly was working with Holly. I didn't want to make an Ash of myself so I stayed with wood that was Poplar.

Wood is very forgiving.

Looks good from my house.

It looks good from the moon!

That's good enough for the girls we go with!

Heck, I can glue water to air!

Go ahead, it's only a piece of wood.

And that's why God invented epoxy.

I can't figure out why it won't go together, it looks good on paper.

A good worker always builds a shed over his tools. (When referring to his slightly round pot-belly)

Close enough for government work.

That is good enough - we aren't building a grand piano.

Nice mantle clock...yea, but it started out being a grandfather clock.

Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.

When you think you're finished, you're halfway done.

Have a plan before the first piece is cut.

Hell has no fury like a dad whose tools have gone missing.

Being a good woodworker is not about perfection. That is impossible. Being a good woodworker is knowing how to hide one's mistakes.

That's good enough, they'll never notice it from the highway!

I SAID HIT THE NAIL!

I know why you hit your thumb with that hammer ... You weren't holding your mouth right!

My chisel is so dull it won't cut hot butter but the other day it cut my finger to the bone.

It's not how you start that counts, it's how you finish.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can .............., I know I can.

If it was easy everyone would be doing it.

If you kill yourself in there, don't come crying to me.

If you throw it, you will just have to pick it up.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Only you know where all the imperfections are.

There are no such words in the English language as can't, or impossible.

If you want to impress the good...do it with wood.

The things that hurt, instruct.

If you can't see it, it ain't there.

(Pertaining to bowl turning) If it will hold soup, it's a bowl; if it won't, it's art.

It doesn't have to be pretty, we're not building a jewelry box here.

Son, you nail just like lightning...you never strike twice in the same place.

After squaring up one end of a board, a knot will appear where the final cut to length mark is  drawn.

He hurriedly built a wooden serving tray for his wife to display her pastries. Oops, she got a splinter in her Lady Finger. It was a poor "finish".

Never lay down more lead in the morning than you can erase in the afternoon.

That's just my long term project, it will be done soon.

Things always look darkest just before you cut the wrong piece.

Wood glue is not a substitute for the time it takes to make a good joint.

If you can't make it perfect, make it adjustable!

Let's make some dust!

When in doubt measure it again.

Measure twice, cut once.

Your measurements don't have to be exact, but they do have to be the same.

I'll be happy to start cutting corners to meet your deadline.

Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

That's the way this model comes.

Don't worry about the crack, that is what the molding is for.

I don't need any more firewood!

Instead of buying a special tool to build a complex project, it is sometimes more rewarding to spend most of your time building the jig to make the project simple. When you are done, there is a greater sense of pride.

He who dies with the most tools had the most fun.

Woodworking tasks are done a stress at a time but it is the last step that is the most stressful.

After picking up a nail by the point, 'That one is for the other side of the board!'

If it'll touch, nail it.

Never, ever, ever reach across the blade on your table saw!

Good enough is never good enough.

I have never met a piece of wood I didn't like.

There's no crying in woodworking.

There is no problem here, only solutions waiting to be found.

You do not have enough glue on it if it does not run out when you put the clamps on it.

Nothing happens until the sawdust flies.

Nothing is impossible, it is just that some things are more difficult than others.

You can tell the worth of a woodworker by the number of tools he has and the number of keys on his keychain.

If you make a mistake on one side, just do it on the other and no one will ever know.

One good turn deserves another.

It's the same thing only different.

Only fools work with tools.

Oops, time to buy more wood.

With the proper lighting, and past the orchestra pit, no one will ever notice.

WOW, one of these days I have to clean up and organize this mess!

Never lose your fear of machinery. Overconfidence can cost you dearly.

Paint and putty makes what a carpenter aint.

Just have the painter use #10 paint to cover it.

Patience, patience, patience. Three words that mean the most when getting something done right!

It's not a mistake, I planned it that way.

I think I have eaten enough sawdust to poop a 2x4.

Power tools just help you make mistakes faster.

Don't be a Primitive Pete!

Don't use your remaining fingers as pushsticks.

If you got it out, put it back.

If you don't like wearing ear defenders in the workshop when using loud equipment then tune the radio in to a rock station, turn it up to max, and hey presto! Quiet router.

My irrational self is stronger than my resolution.

With the right tool any job is easy.

Righty Tighty, Lefty Lucy.

If you cut yourself don't bleed on the tools. They rust.

Safety, safety, safety.

Always wear safety glasses, these are the only eyes you'll ever get.

Son, you can't put sawdust back.

There is no scrap of wood worth throwing.

If I scream, shut it off.

The screws are threaded so they can take it apart...drive 'em in with a hammer.

Screw-ups are directly proportional to the amount of hurry you are in.

Anything with sharp teeth eats meat. Most power tools have sharp teeth. People are made of meat. BE CAREFUL!

Learn to sharpen your tools. More people are hurt every day with dull tools than with sharp tools.

When someone asks: What's you been doin' today? I answer: Makin' short pieces outta long pieces.

Sloppy joint - Sloppy job.

You can always make it smaller.

In carving, there are no mistakes, just smaller carvings.

Slow down and smarten up.

I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

The person that never makes a mistake has never tried something new.

The toughest things to make in a woodshop are time, space and money.

Stop with the scientific calculations...it's not like you are building space shuttle parts!

Son, never cry over spilled milk. It could have been whiskey.

In woodworking you never know what you're building til you're done. You may start with the intentions of building an entertainment center and end up with a step stool.

Woodworkers use story sticks instead of rules because 1/16" is not accurate enough.

You can't stretch wood.

Don't do something stupid. While you CAN push a board through a saw with a stump, blood does not make a good stain.

In woodworking, as in life, the only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked.

The closer the bone, the sweeter the meat.

Draw that hammer back and SWING at that nail. If you miss it, draw back and swing again.

Every time you enter your shed, spend ten minutes cleaning up and putting things away.

Always make a test piece or you'll soon have a test piece.

That's next on my list.

If the tool's not right, the guy's not bright.

A cut should leave half the line on one side ... and the other half on the other side.

Slow down, take a breath, and take time to think before whacking away at it.

You can never have too many clamps in your workshop.

Shoot, I've cut it off twice and it's still too short.

I'm too stupid to be in here today.

Don't worry, the trim will hide it.

Life is too short to marry an ugly woman.

It's not a project until somebody bleeds!

There is no such thing as an unusable piece of wood!

He worked in a lumber yard "inching" his way doing uninteresting chores. It was only a "Miter" of "spline" until he "saw" an opportunity for an upgrade.

Don't start vast projects with half vast ideas.

You're going to wear that hammer out hittin' that nail so many times.

Well begun is half done.