| English | Russian |
| a bad carpenter always blames his tools | плохому танцору и ноги мешают (The football player blamed the rainy weather for his poor performance, but as they say, a bad carpenter always blames his tools.  thefreedictionary.com Shabe) |
| such carpenter, such chips | видно мастера по работе |
| such carpenter, such chips | видна птица по полёту |
| such carpenters, such chips | видно мастера по работе (дословно: Каковы плотники, таковы и щепки) |
| such carpenters, such chips | каков мастер, такова и работа (дословно: Каковы плотники, таковы и щепки) |
| such carpenters, such chips | каковы плотники, таковы и щепки |
| the axe at home oft saves the carpenter | Коль в доме есть топор, то плотник ни к чему (Фридрих Шиллер, цитата) |
| used as praise words or as jocular self- advertising to mean: good hands always make good things such carpenters, such chips | дело мастера боится |
