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I am a retired film editor and have done some stained-glass in the past. I
would like to learn how to make furniture out of wood and I believe I have
the temperament and patience for it.
I now live in Oregon, between Eugene and Roseburg, and am trying to figure
out how to learn the craft/art. Learning hands-on from an experienced
person would be ideal but I could use some assistance to find either a
school, person, or course.
Have you, or anyone you know, had a similar desire to learn woodworking and
where did you get your education/experience?
Greg
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:11:19 GMT, Greg Grosz <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am a retired film editor and have done some stained-glass in the past. I
>would like to learn how to make furniture out of wood and I believe I have
>the temperament and patience for it.
>
>I now live in Oregon, between Eugene and Roseburg, and am trying to figure
>out how to learn the craft/art. Learning hands-on from an experienced
>person would be ideal but I could use some assistance to find either a
>school, person, or course.
>
>Have you, or anyone you know, had a similar desire to learn woodworking and
>where did you get your education/experience?
>
After I finished my Master's degree, I decided I needed to be doing
something other than sitting in front of a compuer all the time. I had
always had the desire to build furniture, but my previous two attempts
were, to be kind, pretty crude.
My approach to learning consisted of finding a number of books on the
subject, subscribing to Fine Woodworking magazine as well as Woodsmith and
ShopNotes, and following threads on this newsgroup. For a good list of
books, do a Google search under this newsgroup, or go to your local book
purveyor and find various books that give you an overview of the basics:
joints, tools, design fundamentals. IMO, stay away from the various plans
books and "how to build a ..." books, if you concentrate on the basic
elements, the "how to build a .." becomes an easy step.
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Greg Grosz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am a retired film editor and have done some stained-glass in the
> past. I would like to learn how to make furniture out of wood and I
> believe I have the temperament and patience for it.
>
> I now live in Oregon, between Eugene and Roseburg, and am trying to
> figure out how to learn the craft/art. Learning hands-on from an
> experienced person would be ideal but I could use some assistance to
> find either a school, person, or course.
>
> Have you, or anyone you know, had a similar desire to learn
> woodworking and where did you get your education/experience?
>
> Greg
Get in touch with these folks. I'm sure there are members down your way who
could point you in the right direction:
The Guild of Oregon Woodworkers
<http://www.guildoforegonwoodworkers.com/>
Learn Furniture-making/woodworkingWhere I learned how to do this I
volunteered at a upholstry shop and worked in a furniture store. I learned
to do repairs at both locations. If you were in Ashland I might have been
able to help but I live in Portland now. I also got some great books off
E-Bay... Good luck.
-- Log
> Greg Grosz "" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am a retired film editor and have done some stained-glass in the past.
> I would like to learn how to make furniture out of wood and I believe I
> have the temperament and
> patience for it.
> I now live in Oregon, between Eugene and Roseburg, and am trying to
> figure out how to learn the craft/art. Learning hands-on from an
> experienced person would be ideal > but I could use some assistance to
> find either a school, person, or course.
> Have you, or anyone you know, had a similar desire to learn woodworking
> and where did you get your education/experience?
> Greg