watching videos

On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:20:40 -0400
Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:

> When I first got into woodworking it was mostly trial and error and a
> couple of magazines. The local Woodcraft offered a course for

depending on what i am going to do i like trial and error especially
when the errors i make are salvaged into something usable



> beginners over a few days. It was a great confidence builder as we
> made a simple CD rack that was designed to incorporate re-sawing,
> jointing, thickness planing, dado, rabbets, curves, hand planing.
>
> It was a couple of days invested, but knowledge that lasts forever
> and I'm not afraid to tackle anything.

learning by doing even in a class is probably close to doing it with
little to no knowledge


limited tools also can inspire new techniques

that is you get forced into coming up with a different approach

On 7/21/2016 1:46 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
>
> there are some good videos out there
>
> by good i mean that the presenters know what they are doing and are
> straight forward
>
>
> i find the videos useful
>
> but sometimes it is more enjoyable to learn by doing and making
> mistakes
>
> have picked up useful tips here and there from videos but nothing
> beats just making things and learning as you go
>
>
> which do you prefer or do you mix it up
>

When I first got into woodworking it was mostly trial and error and a
couple of magazines. The local Woodcraft offered a course for beginners
over a few days. It was a great confidence builder as we made a simple
CD rack that was designed to incorporate re-sawing, jointing, thickness
planing, dado, rabbets, curves, hand planing.

It was a couple of days invested, but knowledge that lasts forever and
I'm not afraid to tackle anything.

An alternative is to move next door to a very experienced woodworker.