Tip: Bet On Yourself — Not What Others Think

Toolmonger: "As any Toolmonger knows, opinions are like, um, cheap screwdrivers: every “old tool guy” has a drawer full. And while the advice of “old tool guys” can save your ass, sometimes it’s just based on the tool-guy equivalent of old wives’ tales. So it shouldn’t have surprised me that I received an earful from the peanut gallery when I told them about my recent 8′ x 3′ bookcase project — and how I made the 8′ cuts with a Skilsaw instead of a table saw. Based on all the guffawing and laughter, you’d think I told them I was trying to hammer nails with a pencil."