What I hate about woodworking...

[mater]

I wouldn't say I hated it but I don't like to run the sander. The less sanding I have to do the better.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I agree, clean up is a pain. I am not a big fan of BS work either. I like planing/jointing, TS work, M&T, etc. I really like finishing including sanding, sometimes staining and finishing.

[Rob R]

my least favorite part is finishing. be it painting, stain, poly etc. can't stand it. i've been known to let a project sit for 6 months or more waiting to be finished.

my favorite part is getting ready to do a project:
drawing necessary plans, figuring out joinery, going to lumberyard/woodworking store/hardware store/serching online collecting necessary materials, figuring out which new tool to justify with the new project...that type of thing.

rob

[lrogers]

PAINTING! If a project is stained & poly'ed, no problem. All I have to do is open a can of paint and I'm covered in it. Fortunately, this is where I drag LOML into the shop, she acutally enjoys painting (go figure?!?).

My favorite part is the look on the face of whoever a project was made for upon delivery. That maked it all worth it.

[germdoc]

I love all the parts of WWing, including sanding and finishing. I'm not a big fan of complicated, time-consuming finishes, I prefer a couple of coats of shellac or Danish oil for most projects, poly if durability's an issue.

What I hate is the difficulty of getting good wood, which is ironic given that La Crosse started out as a BIG logging town--basically the hub of the upper midwest wood market. There are dozens of lumber baron mansions around town. However, nowadays there is no outlet store for unfinished wood. I needed a piece of walnut for a project--none at HD, at Menard's was $15 a BF!!! Gimme a break. The large wholesale places no longer deal with individual WWers needing small quantities.

I do have a *secret* source, but I wish Woodcraft or some other outfit would come in an offer a real selection.

[onedash]

What I hate is that Norm can build it in 30 minutes and It takes me weeks or months to build. Kidding.....Its not that I hate finishing but I am not good at it, well on certain wood. When I use lyptus and wipe on poly im a pro. trying to get oak to look how I want it to though is a whole seperate story. I bought an oak bedroom set and I like it. Its pretty dark and has a nice smooth finish. I tried using some grain filler on oak and my first mistake was doing more than one test piece. My second mistake was putting it on first ( i think thats wrong anyhow) because the stain would barely do anything once the grain filler was on it). And now that its cooling off I can pick up where I left off last spring.
I started what was going to be a very bigh desk with raised panels all around. I think I will shrink it and make it for my son. And build mine out of lyptus.

And another thing I hate is whenever I clean my garage I end up getting sick. I use my air compressor and shop vac to blow everything out the door. THe resulting dust storm always leave me sick for a few days.

[bfrikken]

I hate the fact that my "shop" is a garage and I have to clear out stuff before I can even start. So If i have an hour to spend in the "shop" i may as well not even start

[Tom Miller]

The thing I come closest to "hating" is finishing -- but it's really more of an anxiousness. If/when it goes well, then it's merely tedious. But there's the fear that I could screw up a whole project in a matter of minutes.

Just about every project (other than stuff for the shop), has at least one period of procrastination, where I have difficulty getting over the hump for one reason or another (can't decide how to proceed, lots of tedious procedure, just plain bored with the project, etc.). I hate when I hit these low spots, but I tend not to sweat it too much.

I hope to be coming off my summer hiatus soon, when I rediscover my shop and all the goodies that I've made/purchased for it in the last year. It's kind of like Thanksgiving in October.

Regards,
Tom

[ChrisD]

Tearout!!! Especially when it happens on what you thought was your final pass on the planer.