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Woodworking for Beginners

You’ve decided you want to learn woodworking and you’re ready to start building. As you already know there is a learning curve to any new skill. Be patience with yourself and enjoy each project that you build. So many times through life we are intimidated by things we don’t know. We stop ourselves from asking questions for fear of appearing dumb. Let me say right now there are no dumb questions.

I’ve been woodworking on and off for over thirty years and I still have questions that need an answer. There are untold numbers of people who don’t know how to read a tape measure don’t know what a speed square is or how to use a level. Those people aren’t dumb they just haven’t learned that skill yet. If you’re around a person who makes fun of you or puts you down for what you don’t know then they are the dumb ones.

If you have questions you want answered then leave a comment. If I don’t know the answer then I’ll find it or a source that has it. If you need to know how to read a tape or what ever else I’ll write a post and explain it to you. This is the mind set I think woodworking for beginners should start.

I know you are ready to start building. I suggest you start off with easy woodworking projects. Maybe a birdhouse or a bat house just to get your feet wet. Starting a woodworking project that is above your skill level can cause you to give up on what will be very rewarding in time.

To make woodworking easier and less frustrating there are certain items that will aid you. You don’t have to have the very best but you do need the right tools to build a good project. You need a good instructional product that has detailed blueprints, videos and step by step instructions for you to follow. It may not make since to you to have a blueprint for a birdhouse but good product will give you a material list, suggest the tools you will need and the print lays it out in detail.

It’s usually not the big things that cause you to have problems with a project. It’s the little details that you miss that become so frustrating to try and fix. I hope this post gave you information you can use as you start woodworking. If you would like to look at some woodworking projects to start off with click here