Comments on: It’s Amusing to me, Anyway…

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:22:48 +0000

“Five Easy Pieces” refers only to that section of the article in which we’re dealing with the two sides, shelf, top and bottom. My math skills are less-than-spectacular, but I think that’s five. The application of the back is under a separate sub-head

Anal retentive is, I believe, hyphenated only if if modifies a noun. e.g. Megan is an anal-retentive editor (though she is still wont to miss errors from time to time).

By: powderhound

powderhound — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:31:18 +0000

As well, you mention “five easy pieces” while there are in fact six. Hmm, should there be a hyphen in anal retentive?

By: waander1

waander1 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:55:18 +0000

I had trouble logging in so I’m just getting around to it. If you really consider the implications, the joke is not just the Hamlet- poison connection BUT the fact that the juxtaposed bottle is Frostilla, a hand lotion/beautifier. Coupled with Lady Macbeth’s famous “Out, out, damned spot..” referring to her bloodstained hands, we have a bit more compelling answer. Ah, there’s the rub!

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:56:57 +0000

We need to brew stronger java. Those are coffee stains – not blood!

By: Bear

Bear — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:55:01 +0000

I guess I’m a little late, but I thought it was the blood stains on the worksheet in Robert Lang’s article on making cut lists. Hamlet and glass bottles with poison is a little deep for this wood butcher…..
A friend of mine says, and I don’t necessarily subscribe to this theory; “It’s not real woodworking unless there is blood involved”.

By: rwyoung

rwyoung — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:18:05 +0000

My only “multiplying” joke:

As the flood waters receded Noah told the animals on the Ark to go forth and multiply. With great glee all the animals exited the Ark except for two snakes. When asked why, the snakes replied they didn’t know how to multiply.

So Noah being a skilled carpenter built them a wooden table and again told them to go forth and multiply. And again the snakes replied they didn’t know how.

At this Noah replied, but even and Adder can Multiply with a Log Table!

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:36:08 +0000

Then you ought to see the family grouping around my bench. I’m telling ya, these guys are multiplying!

By: Matthew Teague

Matthew Teague — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:29:28 +0000

The shim actually is on the right side, but that side is facing out toward the camera for the photo. I scratched my head a bit over how best to photograph the process. If I’d photographed routing the shimmed side, the shim would be in the back (on the infeed side) and against the fence, so It wouldn’t be seen at all. That’s why I photographed routing the other side. Imagine turning the stock 180 degrees and you’ll see what I mean.

By: orn1944

orn1944 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:42:30 +0000

I’ve never seen Moxon Vises breed like rabbits. LOL

By: aloechler

aloechler — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:04:31 +0000

So you have an inside joke with yourself. Thats creepy.