I’ll start with one that I really liked from Episode 6 of the Dovetail Boxes series:
“I am making this look easy… But it can be quite difficult”
“…this is the cheapest chisel I’ve ever used, I think. This one cost, brand new, £1.50”
This was the single most important sentence I heard when getting into woodworking. In an effort to learn about the craft I had only found expensive tools, showroom quality workbenches and contrived methods. Then I found a video of a guy in his back garden making a pine bench with inexpensive tools and I haven’t looked back.
(The quote is from the workbench episode 6 on youtube showing how to chop mortises.)
“I am slightly out of breath… That is because I am 63 (smile) and I don’t run enough”
Also, my initial post seems gone, so I’ll copy it here:
“I am making this look easy… It can be quite difficult”
“I forgot to check for square; I’m sure it is though – it is always square these days. Look at that, dead square”
“The penalty for inaccuracy is more work.”
I have this displayed over my bench, and find myself learning the lesson repeatedly 🙂
Not really a quote but I thought it was funny in the Christmas stars episode around 9:50 when he mispoke spruce and mahogany by saying sprice and Mahogany. I don’t know why but I got a kick out of that. He kinda laughed at his self.
Otherwise. I agree with Matt. I like “perfect”
It always makes me smile when he goes “Whooo” at something, normally when gluing up.
Matt