Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Friday Wisdom – College

Posted on 01/29/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

“Don’t let college interfere with your education.” My father would said this to any person he met who was either attending college or thinking of enrolling.  The simple sentence was normally followed with a ten minute to two-hour lecture on … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – Louis Cubes, Parquetry or Marquetry?

Posted on 01/27/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Last weekend was the quarterly marquetry workshop and this month we’re building a box with parquetry on the top using the famous Louis cube design.  The name comes from France and the reign of Louis XIV because the pattern was … Continue reading →

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Routine Shift

Posted on 01/24/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

“Variety is the spice of life, but routine is the essence of life.” This is a quote from Joe, a recovering alcoholic I knew in my teen years.  He was an interesting man and I learned much about life from … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Quitting

Posted on 01/22/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

If winners never quit and quitters never win, what fool came up with, “quit while you’re ahead.” More wisdom next week, Andrew

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