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We all have the ability to walk the path less travelled.

We can choose to say no, whenever we’re ready.

We can make, instead of buy.

We can fix it, instead of re-purchasing.

Again and again, over and over.

So to the minimalist thinker, the minimalist worker,

the minimalist woodworker—

Break it all down to the basics—

breath in, breath out, one foot in front of the other.

Choose your battles.

Think long and hard before you bring something into your home

and into your life—

and don’t forget the workspace!

From the wood you use in your woodshop;

where you get it, how it’s harvested.

The tools you hold in your hands.

Even the joinery you use to hold your work together . . .

how long do you think it will last?

Does it matter?

It certainly should, for you—as the maker.

Will someone need to replace those things?

Those tools?

That bench?

Is it an improvement?

Can we do a little better?

This book will help.

minimal.

If not literally in the toolkit, then metaphorically in the spirit of the craft.

The minimalist woodworker—

I raise my glass!

“Make everyday a masterpiece.”

— Tom Fidgen,

The Unplugged Woodshop-Toronto, October 2015