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Kickback and falling wood cause most of the damage. Both are predictable, and both are avoidable if you change how you stand and how you cut.

Nobody gets hurt on the hard job. You get hurt on the easy cut, at the end of the day, on the tool you've used ten thousand times.

What should I wear to this?

Four failures cause most breakdowns. Build for those, spend where it matters, and leave the rest on the shelf.

The corner posts decide whether your fence lasts twenty years

Most paddock fences fail at the ends, not in the middle. Build the assemblies right and the rest is just wire and patience.

Poll

One skill, one piece of feedback, and about fifteen minutes to learn it. After that your chisels, kitchen knives and axe all get easier.

Most jobs around a house fail for want of the right tool, not the right skill. This is the short list that handles nearly all of them.

Some tools genuinely justify the money. Plenty don't, and the difference is usually how often you use it.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Most home shops fail for one reason: starting takes too long. Fix that first, and the tools take care of themselves.

One board, one afternoon, no table saw. The project that teaches you square cuts, glue-ups and finish — and gets used for the next twenty years.

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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