![The Down to Earth Woodworker: <br />A Poor Workman Always Blames His Tools](https://woodworkingtooltips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/134069-150x150.jpg)
My Dad was a positive guy, and he turned the phrase around and tirelessly reiterated to me, “A good workman doesn’t blame his tools,” whenever I was tempted to blame less-than-stellar work on a saw, plane, chisel, or hammer. I grew up believing that skill was the only viable variable in craftsmanship. Well, I’m sorry […]