Sometimes the smallest projects carry the biggest meaning.

​A few days ago, I was moving things around in my garage and uncovered some of my woodworking tools. My miter saw, compressor, and brad nailer had been sitting quietly, waiting for their next project. Nearby, I found a few pieces of scrap wood leaning against some boxes. Instead of throwing them away, I decided to build something simple: a bird feeder for my garden.

There were no plans, no measurements drawn on paper, and no intention of selling it. I simply wanted to make something with my hands.

About forty minutes later, the feeder was finished.

The tray was made from a painted scrap board I already had, while the rest was built from pine and protected with a coat of polyurethane to help it withstand the weather. It wasn't a complicated project, but it was exactly what I needed—a reminder that creating something useful doesn't always require expensive materials or perfect conditions.

The real surprise came after I hung it from a tree branch in the garden.

Not long after filling it with seed, a cardinal arrived.

Of all the birds that could have visited first, it was a cardinal.
Many people believe cardinals are symbols of hope, prosperity, and good fortune. Others see them as messengers that remind us of loved ones who are no longer with us. Whether those beliefs are true or not, I have always felt there was something special about cardinals. Their bright red feathers stand out against the green landscape like a spark of life and energy.

As I watched that cardinal visit the feeder, I couldn't help but think about my father.

Years ago, when I chose the name Rose Wood Work, it was more than a business name. It was a connection to my father, who worked in the wood industry and loved woodworking whenever he had the opportunity. He wasn't a professional craftsman, but he enjoyed creating things with wood, paint, and simple hand tools. He passed away in 2002, but his influence never left me.

Growing up, he called me his "Little Viking."

As the years have passed, woodworking has become more than a hobby. It has become a way to honor that connection and carry something forward. Every project teaches me something new, and every piece I build represents growth, patience, and creativity.

So when that cardinal landed on my handmade feeder, I chose to see it as a sign.

Not a sign that success will arrive overnight.
Not a sign that every project will be perfect.
But a sign that Rose Wood Work is moving in the right direction.

The cardinal reminded me that even small beginnings matter. A bird feeder made from scrap wood can bring joy, attract life, and inspire future ideas. In the same way, every project, every lesson, and every step forward helps build something greater over time.

The feeder may have started as a simple afternoon project, but it became a reminder of why I started woodworking in the first place.

And if the cardinal truly is a symbol of prosperity and success, then I welcome its visit and the future it represents for Rose Wood Work.

After all, every craftsman needs a little inspiration.

​Sometimes it arrives in the form of a bright red bird

Having the ability to create things with wood is not a easy task, however is like everything else it has a learning curve. I've failed on keeping up with my woodworking business not because of laziness is because I don't have time and space. I really want to make this a profitable business for me and I have to focus.

First step learning from the Pros, 731 Woodworks is one place I love to seek for advice, here is a very interesting video that inspires me to start with a strong view for my woodworking business.

I've got a couple of Wera screwdrivers following the hype of being one of the best screwdrivers in the market. These tools are made in Germany and are very well loved by the makers and electricians community. So since I love tools I wanted to see the big deal about them. 

I've order a Wera Ball-Grip Phillips, I was curious since a lot of people suggest this kind of grip for comfort. First impression, they look very nice, the grip in the handle is very grippy and the material that is metal seem t be like a quality material. The tip of them are laser engraved so the screwdriver grip on the screw and you get a better experience screwing whatever you are working on. I really do like the feeling of the tool in my hands, makes me my job easier and easy on the hand. I've also order a Wera Square 0,0 for those electronics that need attention and a little bag to put your tools for those little jobs around the house. The bag is sturdy very well made and I really like it very much. I'm looking forward to have a couple of more of this screwdrivers to work comfortably. Overall I did enjoy assembling one of my wood birdhouse that I've made to sell on my website you can check it out here.

So my final opinion about Wera tools and bag, these are great to work with however they are a little pricey and I would probably say if you want quality screwdrivers in your shop, yes go for it however there are so many brands that offer excellent screwdrivers so is really a thing of  preference.

I haven't been around much, but is just because I don't have space yet to work my woodworking projects. This past days what I've been doing is just finding and organizing my tools. Just a reminder that I've move to a new place and I haven't been able to have a space for my woodworking projects, how ever I've been learning a lot of electronics and that has kept me going but I haven't done videos because I just want to maintain the wood working as my main thing in my YoTube channel. I've also been watching videos from the YouTubers I like the most to find inspiration and start making my space happen and start making stuff again.

Hello there! I'm still here, sadly not working with wood because I haven't been able to set up my wood space in the new place. I'm missing my tools so much and I was so eager to continue to work with wood but things have been slow settling and on top of the craziness in our country I'm not very inspired. However this past week I've been looking into electronics, I don't have to much space but I've manage to make some electronics repairs and I've been posting shorts on the YouTube channel  and Instagram. 

I've had issues with my PayPal Account and my site went down for while and just find out, but thankfully I've recovered everything and is up and running. I'm so overwhelmed with everything lately but I'm trying to keep myself focused and bring back what I love to do. My apologies for the the site being down, I hope you understand. Below you can see my little setup to work electronics, I've been fascinated by learning some electronics and makes my work better. At least it keeps me busy and like they say "knowledge is power". October is right the corner my favorite month of the year, when trees are beautiful and the weather is perfect. Can't wait for next month to be here so I can enjoy it, with that being said I'll post more and try to see what I can do with the wood situation but I wont promise anything, space is limited but will see. So for now electronics and my 3D printer we can keep creating with out compromising my love for being a creator.

Wooohooo I keep celebrating my goal, there is nothing more satisfying than this to me. Is hard to be a YouTuber, believe me I know running other channels with different themes and goals has been a challenge. However the Rose Wood Work channel is different and has allot of potential I think. Regardless is so cool to be able to do what you love to do, VidIQ has made the difference in the way I do videos it has help me immensely in my way of making videos and meet my goals. I highly suggest you take a look at it if you want to be serious about your channel.

Well now having achieve a 500 Subscriber goal (which I know is not that important now a days) the next goal is a 1,000 hopefully this will be soon enough hopefully. The views is what is my problem, I need people to view my videos and share them please do so if you like my content. Other than that signing out, got allot to do!!!!

This is amazing! After so much work through out this past 3 months trying to get the channel running back again after being absent for a while we are at 500 Subscribers. I want to thank everyone that has subscribe, like, love and had time to watch my videos. The channel is growing and more work needs to be done, but I'm very happy that everything I have done is working out, I got so much to learn and share with everyone that is watching that makes me very excited to create more content.

I have to thank several YouTubers that had influence and somewhat mentor me to get to this point. I will start by thanking VidIQ for so much guidance and support in all of the work to make the channel better, to Daniel at BeardedVikingWoodWorks for all the cool videos and teaching me how to make cool wood working projects that makes profit, every time I'm on the lives and at the Facebook Group it feels like family. To Peter Millard for his videos  at 10MinutesWorkshop that teach me how to be more precise and practical to make wood working better. To The Artisan Pirate for all the Scroll Saw Joy that he always makes it so fun and awesome to learn all his techniques. David from Make Something to inspire me every time with his fancy work. And I have many more people that I love watching on YouTube for inspiration but the list is long LOL. Anyway THANK YOU it does really means the world to me.

I will start by saying, what a week! Again I will focus about my wood working posts but, I'll say this the future looks bright because I was hopeless. So being said that now I can keep doing what I love to do and work hard every day like all the Americans that make United States of America the best country in the World.

So in another note great things are happening in my life and I'm taking every day as a good day for increasing my knowledge and learn more about wood working and other things related to that. I have this cool kitchen that needs help, so my duty is to restore this beautiful wood to at least make it look better. Is in bad condition in my opinion the color of the wood is fading out and also scratches all over the place so a big job.

I did one small sector and the difference is amazing even though there still some scratches that are hard to make them disappear. Today I will go back to this place and advance more on the job. Check out the before and after pictures to amaze you.

I've been trying to avoid the whole thing, so I'm not going to write about it. I want to keep this place focused on my Woodworking Journey, but I would like to say one thing we need to unite and bring peace to the entire World.

On another note I went to my favorite stores, grab a couple of things and also fun species of wood that I've never worked with like Zebra Wood, Cherry Wood, Mahogany and some other species. I've also found a Kreg systainer for my Kreg stuff, I really like it. Got some other things that are going to help me around the shop. I will confess though that I've spend my time at the shop making stuff.

I've spent my 4th of July making a wood project that match with the most important day in History of the United States, scaping form the news and World.
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Anyway, if there was a small project that made so much trouble it was this one. But it was not the project itself that was the problem, it was more of myself trying new things and techniques that I didn't know. However I've learned from it and I'm pretty sure that the next one that I'll build is going to be a breeze. Check out how fun this was on my video!