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Marc Spagnuolo
Personal blog · thewoodwhisperer.com/articlesother
Marc Spagnuolo writes The Wood Whisperer, a personal blog at thewoodwhisperer.com. Since 2018, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Marc Spagnuolo's Wood Whisperer woodworking articles, including a post on why he does not offer woodworking (text truncated) and a poll on buying lumber online. The links are cited, not judged.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Learn how to become a woodworker while having fun. Woodworking tips, tricks, techniques, and projects from Marc Spagnuolo.
What Hacker News says?
Here is the same conversion happening other the side between woodworkers: https://thewoodwhisperer.com/articles/why-i-dont-offer-woodw... The lesson: things are not much greener on the other side, work is not fun, it is not a hobby, and adult life is not easy :)
Comment linking /articles/why-i-dont-offer-woodworking-business-advice/
on “I no longer build software”Submitted Drills vs. Hammer Drills vs. Impact Drivers (2009) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionWell, the grass doesn't seem to be much greener elsewhere, and it seems most of folks here are confusing hobbies (things you do at your own pace for fun) with work (things you've to do for others, at their own terms, for money/material stuff). If you google "being doctor sucks", you will find very similar complaints (see link below), and it seems some doctors were envious of nurses, but I didn't bother googling "bei…
Comment linking /articles/why-i-dont-offer-woodworking-business-advice/
on “I no longer build software”https://www.woodworkerssource.com/ https://www.amazon.com/lumber/b?node=13399291 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/136-5824533-098820... https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/poll/poll-buying-lumber-onl...
Comment linking /poll/poll-buying-lumber-online/
on “Ask HN: What company do you wish existed?”From a brand popularity and professional use point of view, you are 100% correct. The various Titebond formulations are, I believe, the most widely used by carpenters in the US. However, all PVA glues are going to have extremely similar strength and overall properties, and they do have an excellent summary here: https://www.thistothat.com/glue/pva.shtml "Be wary of over priced PVAs that claim to be for a specific us…
Comment linking /articles/differences-between-titebond-glues/
on “This To That: Because people have a need to glue things to other things”