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THE ARTISAN CHRONICLES
What goes on in the mind of an artisan? How does he work? How does she run the business? Read on. It's pretty interesting.
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Three Things The Artisan Protects Against...
Three things you want to protect yourself against at work are dust, unnecessary work, and unnecessary client judgment. Protect Yourself...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 202011 min read
Innovative Measuring Tapes
A measuring tape was one of the first tools I learned how to use, though I don’t directly remember the specifics of learning how to use...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20207 min read
I AM NOT MY JOB!
Ok. Fair enough. Your “Job” is not who you are. It doesn’t define you. You are something greater, something more substantial. ...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Small Complex Jobs - Maneuvering the Labyrinth and Taming the Dragon
You got burned but you protected your client. You walked away with scars but you took something with you. You learned respect for the dragon
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20209 min read
WWM Back Story With Brutal Beginnings
I never would have called myself a Craftsman back then. I'd just become comfortable calling myself a carpenter, even though by then I'd...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20204 min read
Replacing your Windows? You’re only replacing 25% of your Window.
Replacing your Windows? You’re only replacing 25% of your Window.
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Dig Yourself Out By Digging A Hole
On July 14, 1990, Bobby Fisher (Not the Chess Player), the man who gave me the opportunity to learn how to work went back to prison. He...
Steve Quillian
Jan 14, 20205 min read
Introduce Yourself To Your Own Incompetence
There is a reason you fail at work. You don’t even know what work is. I was a stoned and incompetent, guitar playing, drop out of a 16...
Steve Quillian
Jan 6, 20205 min read
Everything in Sequence
My first job was a paper route with my dad, two brothers and myself - mom wasn't in the picture. We'd wake up between four and five in...
Steve Quillian
Dec 29, 20193 min read
How to Clean Up on a Jobsite - 10 Lessons
I didn’t listen to everything my dad told me, but I did listen about how to get a job. He told me to always have my tools with me on my...
Steve Quillian
Dec 28, 20193 min read
Casement Windows Are Complicated
I first learned to hang doors in my late teens. I was the helper for two high end carpenters and we all worked for a man named Steve...
Steve Quillian
Nov 26, 20193 min read
What Motivates An Artisan?
There's that scene in the second Matrix movie where Neo and Trinity get off the elevator in Zion and encounter an overwhelming group of...
Steve Quillian
Nov 22, 20191 min read
If You Want To Be Fast, Get The Glass Size
How long would it take you to restore the five windows I just agreed to restore? I'm going to try to get it done in six days. I might...
Steve Quillian
Aug 8, 20192 min read
The Window World: A Pissin' Match
Hi, I'm Evan Cooper, I do all the photography, videography, and most of the social media for Steve and Wood Window Makeover. Over time I...
Evan Cooper
Jun 13, 20194 min read
I Sold That Job
I sold that job today, got a down payment and am off to the races. Only it's not a race, actually. But time is of the essence. But it...
Steve Quillian
Jun 10, 20192 min read
I Have To Sell This Job
I have an appointment to save some windows tomorrow, and it's my job to get the job. The client lives in a neighborhood where everyone...
Steve Quillian
Jun 9, 20192 min read
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