From Frustrated Renter to Weekend Woodworking Master
Hi, I'm Marcus Thompson, and three years ago, I was living in a 600-square-foot apartment with a dream of creating beautiful wooden furniture. Everyone told me it was impossible without a garage workshop and thousands of dollars in power tools.
The breaking point came when I spent $800 on my first "starter" power tool setup, only to realize I had nowhere to use it safely. My neighbors complained about the noise, sawdust covered everything, and I was too intimidated by the dangerous machinery to actually create anything.
The Discovery That Changed Everything...
That weekend, frustrated and defeated, I stumbled upon a YouTube video of a Japanese craftsman creating an intricate jewelry box using only hand tools in a space smaller than my kitchen. I realized I'd been approaching woodworking completely backwards.
That's when I developed what I now call the "Weekend Hand-Tool Method"βa simple system that lets anyone create beautiful furniture projects using only basic hand tools, even in the smallest spaces. Now I help apartment dwellers and space-challenged makers discover the joy of quiet, meditative woodworking.