Did you build a shop stool this weekend? Remember to e-mail it to me following the guidelines. I will send you an e-mail to confirm that I’ve received your submission.
Saturday, as I built my shop stool, I monitored the other builds being documented on Twitter. I have gathered some of my favourite tweets and some of the ones that showed the adversity that builders faced.
Some of the Best Tweets
I’ve got to get @SMeekWoodworks bench off my bench before I can start #SSBO pic.twitter.com/izcOoDjdFl
— Mark Hicks (@MarkBuildsIt) January 25, 2014
You mean hybrid like this? (1 of 2) @WoodWhisperer #SSBO pic.twitter.com/tzB31uZPJ1
— Jim Dillon (@JimDillon6) January 25, 2014
You mean hybrid like this? (2 of 2) @WoodWhisperer #SSBO pic.twitter.com/AHAbovKo0z
— Jim Dillon (@JimDillon6) January 25, 2014
@jam73e @holleywoodshop Here's a picture of me sitting on it correctly. #SSBO pic.twitter.com/mXZHTGiYXw
— Neil Zenuk (@TwoWheelNeil) January 25, 2014
This project is definitely pushing my abilities… #SSBO pic.twitter.com/VwpSNYBvMW
— Mark Hicks (@MarkBuildsIt) January 25, 2014
#SSBO seems to work as a stool! pic.twitter.com/IGW6DHtjAv
— Rusty Burwell (@rustyburwell) January 26, 2014
Finished my #SSBO! It’s terrible, but it’s done. The goal was to learn, and I did, so… yay! pic.twitter.com/cixmRjoNoP
— Chris Salter (@canuckotter) January 27, 2014
Yes!! #SSBO pic.twitter.com/xhAhZfP8m4
— Sean Wisniewski (@Seanw78) January 26, 2014
Live Woodworking Shows Real Adversity
Had some chip out when routing the stretcher. #SSBO pic.twitter.com/M74UnL4tPt
— Sean Rubino (@seanrubino) January 26, 2014
#SSBO lol. Look close. My old craftsman shop vac has taken a smoke break…. I guess a respirator rest of day pic.twitter.com/BatMLCxeM0
— Logan Balla (@loganballa) January 25, 2014
Things have just turned ugly. I must adapt, improvise, and overcome. EPOXY. #SSBO pic.twitter.com/401EJLcqpk
— Ray Schwanenberger (@RetiredEZ) January 25, 2014
First ever mortise and tenon joints, not great but getting better #SSBO pic.twitter.com/Y3LjqeAspo
— Carl Vanderzee (@CVndrz) January 25, 2014
Photo: The intersection of legs is lower than I expected, and the footprint is smaller than I want. Did I… http://t.co/RQ5Ra2oZqq
— Chris Wong (@FlairWoodworks) January 25, 2014
Bad threading #SSBO.. Grr pic.twitter.com/wW5fWvWjph
— Jamie Hubbard (@jam73e) January 26, 2014
Failure. #SSBO I’m out! pic.twitter.com/nzkC0Mki9h
— Brian Prusa (@bprusa) January 27, 2014
Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 
Thomas Edison tried and failed 2000 times to create the filament for an incandescent light bulb. When asked about it he replied that he didn’t fail. He discovered 2000 ways not to create the filament. (From the movie National Treasure)