"Are You a Cheapskate Woodworker?" - Take the Quiz

 




1. Wood cut offs are...

GOLD! Can I show you the extra shed I built to store mine?
Useful, but every few months I give them to turners for knobs and such. I keep a few pieces around for small projects.
Trash.

2. A young woodworker's short on cash and needs clamps. You want to encourage his interest in woodworking so you...

Lend him some clamps.
Lend him some cash.
Teach him how to build his own clamps, which teaches him to be thrifty, too.

3. Sealing tubes of caulk...

Is a sacred art form - the tubes of caulk I seal last years.
Get a golf tee and be done with it.
Buy a few nozzle caps or even duct tape. If I can extend the life of a tube by a few months then I'm doing good.

4. "It's only wood. It grows on trees." This statement is...

True.
True. But still... measure carefully to prevent waste.
FALSE. It costs money or time or both. Make every cut count.

5. You throw away blades...

Every time they get dull.
Once the carbide wears down after repeated sharpenings.
Never. Ever. There's always SOME way to use a blade!

6. Reconditioned tools...

Are a great way to save money on power tools.
NEVER. Buying new is the only way to go.
Reconditioned cost too much - I prefer used on Craigslist.

7. Fake plastic credit cards you get in the mail are...

Trash, I throw them away.
Treasure! Save them in their own box!
Useful, but I already have a few set aside so I don't save them anymore.

8. Harbor Freight is...

A great place for SOME tools and materials, but you have to be very careful.
A waste of time AND money...
Disney World plus Cheers. (FUN plus everybody there knows your name)

9. Coffee can lids...

Have multiple shop uses - blade storage separators, drink coasters, drip catchers, screw holders and more.
Have their own storage drawer/bucket/container in your woodshop. Along with those plastic credit card thingees. Can't have enough!
Make great frisbees on the way to the garbage can.

10. The silverware container from your previous dishwasher is...

In my workshop holding the tools I'm using for my current project.
At the dump. Why are you asking this?
Previous dishwasher? Mine is 25 years young thanks to my tinkering.

11. Altoid Mint containers...

Are nice for storing all sorts of shop doodads.
Are nice for storing Altoids.
Are easy to refurbish - I find broken ones in the trash all the time. I can't believe people throw these away!



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