Giving just one piece of advice, what would it be...

[Dave Arbuckle]

" If you could give me just one piece of advice about woodworking, what would it be".

It would be: If you think any one piece of advice is of overwhelming importance, you should consider a different hobby. Woodworking is much too complex to be reduced to a single aphorism.

Dave

[David Rose]

"Don't listen to Ken". Whoops! Guess his advice was good this time.

Enjoy yourself or come back tomorrow.

David

[Roger Turnbough]

Electric motors, even little 1/3hp ones, don't slow down a bit when cutting meat and bone. (DAMHIKT) Be mindful of where your fingers and hands are.

Roger

[Jason Roehl]

I would say this: The best woodworkers have ten fingers.

[RJ Schuff]

Think Saftey First!

[Christian Aufreiter]

" If you could give me just one piece of advice about woodworking, what would it be".

... the most wonderful occupation one can imagine!

Give him a well-sharpened handplane, a piece of wood and he'll immediately discover what it's all about. Making shavings ...ssssshhh...

Regards,

Christian


PS: Let him read some posts and show him some shop pics.

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Have respect and regard for your power equipment,
Especially spinning blades.
Concentrate on the operation at hand and don't be distracted.

[nic obie]

Keep the glue bottle full.

[Bruce Page]

An old timer used to preach this to me when I was going through my machinist apprenticeship many years ago:

“There’s never enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over.”

[Ian Barley]

Considering how many times I've had to adjust the dimensions of a product 'cos I just cut one piece 3/4" too short the mantra I always run in my head is "Everything has width"

[Paul Comi]

the advice I try to remind myself all the time when I do woodworking has to do with not trying to rush to get things done whether because I'm excited to get to work or because I'm short on time:

"Slow Down - Think Clearly"

[sascha gast]

i have to say that safety is the first, but in most cases

you will always find yourself shopping around for a tool you already own, you just outgrew the one you have already

but that's ok, 2 tablesaws(supersaw/PM66), 2 routers (ryobi/PC), 2 bandsaws(jet/laguna), 2 mortising machines(leigh FMT/jds multirouter)2 dust collectors(jet650/jet1200), 2jointers(jet 6"/oliver10") later, i have almost replaced my entire shop with the equipment i should have gotten in the first place. but what did i know then?????

sascha

[chris toomey]

safety...safety...safety...

[Frank Pellow]

Always unplug each electrically powered tool after you have used it. This applies, in particular, to large pieces of eqipment. such as table saws.

[Michael Stafford]

If you have children turn off the power at the main and lock the box when you are not in the shop.