Greetings All,
Several folks in the forums have recommended over the past few months that we create a new folder in Knots to handle topics for beginning woodworkers. Today, we have heeded your advice.
This new folder is intended to be a place for newcomers to ask all the questions that arise while getting started in woodworking, from “what tool should I buy first” to “what’s a dovetail?”
No question is too basic. The goal here is to help grow the community of woodworkers by sharing all of your good advice and lessons learned.
To make room for this new folder, we renamed “Knots Fests,” so you may notice that many of the existing threads are related to those past events. Discussions pertaining to woodworking events should now be posted exclusively in our “Woodworking Events” folder in the Classifieds forum. (use the quick link in the top navigation).
Thanks for your continued suggestions and please let us know your thoughts and comments.
Matt Berger
Managing Editor
FineWoodworking.com
Edited 8/7/2006 7:39 pm ET by MBerger
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Thank you - this was much needed.
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Matt,
Congratulations on getting the New Woodworker Forum in place. This forum is a tool. No tool is a panacea for everything, but this tool will make it easier for New Woodworkers to find and get information during their inital forays into Knots. With time, we'll hone this tool and make it even easier for New Woodworkers to use.
Fine Woodworking has done a good thing!
Thank you.
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
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I would like to see Fine Woodworking doing articles on the woodworking school across America.I believe schools play an essential role ,and without them how can we train the next generation of fine woodworkers.Maybe an interactive network that can assest these schools regarding the problems that they face. One major problem is insurance.
Hi Woodenhead,
Thanks for the suggestion. I agree with you, schools are an important part of educating new woodworkers, and issues like insurance and even the economy play a big role in their success or failure.
We do feature profiles on schools in the magazine Notes & Comment section occassionally. We also published an article in FW #182 on "10 tips for choosing a woodworking class."
I'm not sure exactly what angle your suggesting but feel free to send your pitch to [email protected] and one of our editors we'll consider looking into it!
Regards,Matt BergerFine Woodworking
What a nice display of craftmanship on the page and the work. I live in NJ and would like to advance my skills by going to a shool in the evening. Any feedback.
For the Record
Mel,
A while ago you were encouraging members here to leave Knots and join another (newly formed) forum. Recently you were trying to have the other forum closed and were booted from it.
Why coming back - so that you can try to do the same here?
Metod
Newbie here, and I love to learn but know very little about wood
Hey guys (and just incase - gals),
I am a newby with woodworking. My goal is to make Christmas for everyone this year. With all the honey do projects coming up in our 6 month ownership of this house I am not sure that is reasonable but I want to try. Among some of the skills I need to learn are: which wood type to use for each project, how to perform joinery, how to pocket join wood or boards, and finishing the product to look professional.
Let me start with the questions. The projects I have in mind are making a nativity scene for my sister to put in their front yard. I am thinking each figure will be about 24" high and would like to make them so they can be easily stored during the off season. What wood would you recommend for that? I have been using Luaun plywood for the boat as it tends to resist coming apart from any moisture hitting it. I would guess this would be a good type, but are there others?
Tools I have: I have a table saw that is currently not working. It powers up and the motor sounds good, but the blade does not turn. It is an off brand and I am searching ways to either fix it or I will just pick up another one on craigslist. I have both portable and table router, circular saw, jig saw, grinder, sawsall, drills, rotozip and I am sure there are more that are not coming to mind. Basically if I am going to use it, I will get it.
Any ideas on what to check with the tablesaw that might help me fix it or decide to pitch it and get another one?
I have experience fiberglassing (as I am redoing a boat in the off time), dong some basic woodworking but only that which I have taught myself, and I am also in the process of rebuilding a sunroom that leaked and collected mold. Teach me and I will build!
Thanks so much,
AJ.
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