I think objects made of wood by children, left to their own devices, if such there be, will assay ten percent wood, ninety percent nails. – Robert Paul Smith, “Where Did You Go?” “Out.” “What Did You Do?” “Nothing.”, 195

Put your soul into your work, not your hand… – State Safety News, September 1916, published by the University of Arizona Bureau

Lang or ye cut Balkland wood with a pen knife. – Scottish proverb, said when people work with improper tools, c.1500s

All wood is worth logs. – English proverb quoted by Cotgrave, 1611