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  • Woodworker's Journal

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    Jul 03, 2021 2 minutes

    BUILDING ON SATISFACTION

    On occasion, I am reminded that to some folks, the projects we create are objects of wonder. There are people for whom cutting a piece of wood and gluing it together to make something is as out of reach as me dancing in a ballet. (Me in tights is just not going to happen, and everyone is better for it.)

    Recently I was considering how best to advise someone to get

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