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When I bought my house I told myself I was going to learn how to do woodworking so that I could build some basic things or improve some things. I bought a bunch
by joshstrange 6y ago
When I bought my house I told myself I was going to learn how to do woodworking so that I could build some basic things or improve some things. I bought a bunch of tools and built a workbench (err, well, I finished 90% of it, I never cut the final boards for the bottom shelf) and then... did nothing. I need to finish the workbench and move it to the back of my garage (once I move it I can't put in the bottom shelf without moving it back). Does anyone have any good starter-projects or good things to do to "flex" the "muscle" of woodworking?
- raister 6y agoStart doing the projects by Rex Krueger (YT), then some of foundations by Paul Sellers (blogs, YT), I'll leave here some manual woodworkers for your delight: - James Wright, Wood by Wright - Mike Siemsen - Rob Cosman - Frank Klausz - Shawn L. Graham, Worth The Effort - Roy Underhill - Joshua Farnsworth, Wood and Shop - James Hamilton, aka Stumpy Nubs - Matthew Cremona - Jay Bates - Shannon Rogers - Simon James
- joshstrange 6y agoTHANK YOU! I'm adding these to my "Watch Later" list. I'm hoping this helps break my "woodworking-block".
- takk309 6y agoI would add Christopher Schwartz to this list. Not really on youtube but his publishing company Lost Art Press is an absolute gold mine for information. His blog (blog.lostartpress.com) has some good information too.
- jonshariat 6y agoI really like the the weekend wood worker https://theweekendwoodworker.com https://theweekendwoodworker.com He has lots of starter projects but for the first one he suggest building a box because every woodworking project is more or less a variation on the box. I built a jewelry box for my wife. Made lots of mistakes but since it was small and simple I didn't feel stressed about wasting resources. (Wood isn't cheap)
- joshstrange 6y agoThank you! I will check this out.