A Measurement Ought to Help, Not Heckle You
A tape measure is useful because it answers the question in front of you. It does not throw every measurement in the shop at your face and expect you to sort it out.
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September 2026
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Getting the Shop Planner Out of Its Own Way
Some weeks you add another shiny tool to the box. Other weeks you spend most of your time making the tools you already built quit stepping on each other’s toes.
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The shop is finding its shape
We have had the shop planner spread across the workbench this week, learning where the walls belong, where the doors ought to stay, and what the room looks like when you stop looking down at it.
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Taking stock before adding another board
There are weeks when progress looks like a shiny new screen. This was not one of those weeks—and that turned out to be useful.
Pull up a chairAn old name finds a new place in the shop
Troubled Waters has a new look, a proper place to tell its story, and a couple of new ways for people to follow along while BarnWorks takes shape.
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