D.McDonnel "Mac"
06-12-2006, 10:21 AM
This weekend I had the opportunity to instruct a 2 day class on making an adjustable width Arts & Crafts style Bookrack.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/Bookrack%20Class/FinishedBookrack.jpg
My friends at American Sycamore Woodworkers Retreat, Mike and Dana, gave me the opportunity to teach a couple of weekend classes this year. I've never formally taught anything so I accepted with some reservations but now that I've taught a second class I can honestly say I really like it!! I have rarely had so much fun working so hard at something. I probably spend too much time preparing (ask my wife) getting examples ready as well as a detailed instructional handout but the payoff in class has been great.
I wish I had taken the time to take a few classes early on in my woodworking so I did not have to learn everything the hard way. This kind of knowledge transfer used to happen in high school shop or in the garage with Dad. While some of that still happens today the woodworking schools out there offer a lot of options to jump start your woodworking. If it's knowledge you seek go take a class. If you get the opportunity to teach/mentor someone or a whole class give it a try, you might really like it!
Here's a shot of my class (I'm the big guy in the green shirt) and our completed bookracks.
Mac
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/Bookrack%20Class/ClassPix.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/Bookrack%20Class/FinishedBookrack.jpg
My friends at American Sycamore Woodworkers Retreat, Mike and Dana, gave me the opportunity to teach a couple of weekend classes this year. I've never formally taught anything so I accepted with some reservations but now that I've taught a second class I can honestly say I really like it!! I have rarely had so much fun working so hard at something. I probably spend too much time preparing (ask my wife) getting examples ready as well as a detailed instructional handout but the payoff in class has been great.
I wish I had taken the time to take a few classes early on in my woodworking so I did not have to learn everything the hard way. This kind of knowledge transfer used to happen in high school shop or in the garage with Dad. While some of that still happens today the woodworking schools out there offer a lot of options to jump start your woodworking. If it's knowledge you seek go take a class. If you get the opportunity to teach/mentor someone or a whole class give it a try, you might really like it!
Here's a shot of my class (I'm the big guy in the green shirt) and our completed bookracks.
Mac
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/Bookrack%20Class/ClassPix.jpg