Welcome to the new home of WWMM!
As Woodworking for Mere Mortals has grown over the past few years, it became apparent that I cannot manage it all myself and am grateful to all the people who have helped. This web site has been a long time in the making, mostly because I kept adding new ideas and frequently changing my mind throughout the development process, much to the dismay of my web development team. Big thanks to Jeffrey at Entropic Studio who has diligently put up with me.
On April 3, 2010 I posted my first blog entry on the old site:
…I found myself faced with a couple of disheartening discoveries: 1) I can’t afford fancy, expensive tools and wood, and 2) I have neither the time nor dedication needed to become a master woodworker.
But one day I realized that I don’t have to be a woodworking god! I don’t have to build a complete set kitchen cabinets to feel worthy as a woodworker. I can head out to my garage on weekends, use my cheap tools, get free wood, and have a ton of fun making simple projects and gifts that anyone can make.
So I decided to start making entertaining videos that show fun projects that regular people can make at home, on weekends, without thousands of dollars invested in tools. You know, stuff for us non-gods, Mere Mortals.
Woodworking for Mere Mortals has grown since I wrote that, but its mission hasn’t changed a bit. I will always stay focused on creating content that is valuable and inspirational for everyone, regardless of your woodworking experience or income.
My main goal in creating this new site it to put the emphasis on you and your projects. The projects that you build can affect and inspire others in many ways and I hope you will get involved and share your creativity on this site.
Looking forward to seeing your work!
November 28, 2014 @ 12:08 pm
Like the look of the new site and all its features, I have been follow you on you tube for many years now and i have found your videos entertaining and it has inspired me to get into woodworking again. you made everything sound simple and do-able, and I have lots of things I have made which has been a direct result of watching your videos, even if they aren’t an exact the same as what you made the basic idea is.
I hope to see many more videos and Just want to say thanks for the inspiration you give all of us me-mo’s 🙂
November 29, 2014 @ 12:19 pm
Thanks Paul!
November 30, 2014 @ 2:28 pm
I have followed you on youtube since you started your channel
December 2, 2014 @ 12:50 pm
Much better then the old site
December 8, 2014 @ 8:12 am
Kinda lik’en the new digs…
December 11, 2014 @ 3:36 pm
Hope you are not getting washed away with the rain!
December 21, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
Why don’t you have a Member Counter? (hehehehe–he said member counter) If you do, where do I find it? It’s not crucial, I’m just curious, yellow. I have come across so many talented people on your new web site and have been inundated with ideas galore. More ideas than I have time, but that’s a good thing.
January 5, 2015 @ 6:37 pm
Have you lost all the archives? I did not join you at the beginning and I was on my way reading and watching videos from day one to the present and I was only about halfway here! Please tell me I can still access those somewhere!!!!!!
Love your videos and articles.
Ken
January 6, 2015 @ 7:18 am
Some of my earliest videos are on the YouTube channel only.
January 22, 2015 @ 8:35 pm
Just retired October 2014 and I find myself watching a lot of YouTube. You are among the most viewed. My wife says I’m having a “bro-mance” I’m just getting great ideas for projects to do in a shop space I’m making. I have no heat so I use portable heater, but if below 32 degrees it just isn’t fun. Come Spring I hope to share projects etc. Thanks for all your great video project posts.
Cheers.
January 23, 2015 @ 9:39 am
Thanks Dave!
January 23, 2015 @ 6:58 am
I just saw an ad on facebook for plans etc “wood147.com Looks like another scam . what do you think?
January 23, 2015 @ 9:38 am
Probably.
March 4, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
Enjoying your videos in the last few weeks since i discovered them. I like your approach to woodworking and the fact you let us share in your (infrequent) blunders and workarounds or re-dos. I especially appreciate your ways of making short and accurate work out of repetitative tasks. I got a chuckle out of the masonite thing with the guy at the lumberyard; when I was a kid we always called it masonite while we now call it hardboard. It was perhaps a brand name like aspirin back in the day. (1950 plus or minus memory error).