Oh yeah! That’s the way to do it!

Paul Moore of Stockroom Supply is one Crazy Canadian Woodworker! Here he is showing us how he does a bit of woodturning:

Back to the shop…

The weather has been so nice here lately that I decided to move the small lathe outside to take advantage of it.

Yeah, you’re right, I have been doing a lot of turning lately.

Back to the shop…

Woodworkers the world over seem to be the jovial type so in keeping with this tradition here’s a bit of woodworking humor to help you get you through your day:

An old timer is looking at some tools at the local building supply store, and picks up a hammer.  “Don’t make these like they used to,” he tells the salesman. “I’ve had the same one for over fifty years. Just had to replace the handle six times and the head twice.”

Alex and Benny had been woodworking buddies for almost eighty years, and one day Alex speculated on the possibility of there being woodworking in heaven. Both agreed that whoever died first would come back and tell the other if there is. As it turned out, Benny died the next day. Exactly one month later, Alex woke up to the sound of his name being called.

“Alex! Wake Up! I have good news and I have bad news!” cried the ghost of Benny to his friend. “The good news is that woodworking is everywhere in Heaven! No matter where you go, there’s an open shop. They always have the latest tools, everything always cuts perfectly, joints practically join themselves! It’s paradise up there!”

“That IS good news,” Alex said. “But what’s the bad news?”

“You’re scheduled to give a demonstration on dovetails tomorrow at 2:30.”

And here’s a couple of groaners:

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Well, it seems that that the Olympics are sweeping the nation and I thought I’d share some videos of a group of construction workers that are doing some extraordinary things with their tools. I like to think of them as participants in the 2010 Tool Olympics!

These guys have taken their skills with nailguns, saw blades and nails to the extreme! You’ll see the Nailgun King, the Saw Blade Ninja, the Tape Measure Master, the Nail Thrower and the Nailgun Artist.

Prepared to be amazed!

Here are the videos:

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