I am excited to announce a project Ive been working on for a few weeks now and I hope you will consider participating. Please watch the video below which will explain more. (Dont worry, I have a regular woodworking video tomorrow!)

Woodworking for Mere Mortals is the most time-consuming full-time job Ive ever had.  I love every minute of it and wouldnt trade my work for anything. The only part I dont particularly enjoy is spending a lot of time marketing in order to generate the ad revenue that keeps me in business. Unfortunately, the advertisements tend to become a barrier between me and the people who support WWMM the most.  My goal is to keep producing fun woodworking projects with less dependence on advertisers.

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This is where Subbable comes in. It is brand new and something of an experiment at this point. Its vision is to provide a platform wherein viewers can directly support their favorite shows and earn perks in the process.

Most importantly, please understand that I will never to charge for my videos. I believe that allowing free access to woodworking info will pay itself back in future generations. If you arent in a position to support WWMM financially, I am completely cool with that.
But if you have enjoyed my show over the years and would like to help out, please consider a voluntary subscription. You can subscribe with any amount you feel WWMM is worth. Now heres the neat part: every dollar you spend goes into your "Perk Bank". You can save your perks and redeem them at various levels for all sorts of stuff available only to subscribers!

Please consider getting involved and learn more on my Subbable project page. 

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2013 WWMM wrap up

Thank you all for supporting the show this year! Heres a quick look back at some of the hits and misses of 2013.

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WWMM Live

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Looking for woodworking project ideas? Here are some of my favorites from the hundreds posted on my Facebook page in the past week. Follow Woodworking for Mere Mortals and you wont miss out!

April Nadeau Meadows

Bob Kovacs

Vaino Liivson

Steve Taggart

Lenka Ouji?í

Rich Andrews

Stefans Holzwerkstatt

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Tools you dont need?

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WWMM for babies Rustic babies

I sometimes hear from people who tell me their kids watch my show. I think I have a voice that either perplexes youngsters or puts them to sleep. When my son was a baby, he was hooked on "Unpack Your Adjectives" from Schoolhouse Rock. Not sure what it was about that song, be he just loved watching it on the computer.
Heres Matthew Purdy and his baby Madison who have taken to watching WWMM at feeding time. Oh dear. She may just grow up with the inexplicable desire to paint wood.

Besides feeding Madison, Matthew does some woodworking. Here are his versions of my patio side table and potting bench. 

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By the way, if you want to pick up a few bucks or even get rich, consider getting into the potting bench business! I saw these at a local street fair last weekend.

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