After reading Mark’s response to the My Stuff Writing Challenge, I briefly considered launching another challenge called “Other People’s Stuff that I Envy”.
Yeah, I have some serious tool envy for Mark’s table saw.
My blogging friend over at Almost Iowa threw out a “My Stuff” challenge. I don’t typically take on such challenges, but Greg is one of my all-time favorites and I’ve been trying to recruit him to be the northern contingent of 2021 – The Year Without Pants (sponsored by Al Bundy) and figure this is all a part of the process. So here it goes:
My Table Saw
I grew up in the workshop – well, not literally because sleeping on sawdust can lead to copious amounts of morning eye gunk. But my basement room was next door to my dad’s workshop and I became very comfortable with tools at an early age. I also got comfortable with blood. Blood happens when you work with sharp blades. I remember carving something for my sister once and I cut the crap out of my finger in the process. I had planned…
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Almost Iowa 
Wow. I want Mark’s table saw too. I’ve loved power tools since I was a kid and nothing beats having the right one for the job.