woodworking.

tedkennedy · 09-01-2007, 07:29 PM

i dont know how i feel about continuing college. i have already invested 2 years into college going into 3rd and i just dont feel like i belong there for a number of reasons.

i work best by myself , and i like woodworking. do any of you have experience with making a living out of fine woodworking? i would consider going to a boat building school or something similar to familiarize myself with the craft and complete an apprenticeship and then hypothetically start my own shop building various items like my own unique dinner tables or book shelves.

i want to do something where i can work by myself but i can still have something people will respect me for and be proud about. i am a very creative person but i am also a bit softspoken so artwork is kind of my way of expressing myself and showing people what i am capable of. i am upset i didnt go into woodworking straight out of highschool but i never realized how much i would hate college.

Jake_Armstrong · 09-01-2007, 07:32 PM

Oh just finish what you started already. You have lots of years to get into woodworking.

SmokeSomeDoja · 09-01-2007, 07:34 PM

its a shame that in the states, more time isnt given between high school and college - whether that time is spent traveling or at a trade school, i think people would be way better off this way - but i guess it is kind of detrimental to the go-go non-stop corporate lifestyle....

'why are you in college?' - 'to get a good [corporate] job.' is the common convo.

burn1down · 09-01-2007, 07:58 PM

I have seen some of the stuff you have posted on here and you do great work Ted. You could possibly get an apprenticeship from someone. I'm not really sure about the amount of money one could make. People that make custom kitchen cabinets can make good money.

Dandaweedman · 09-01-2007, 10:14 PM

Being able to sell your woodworking comes down to 50% design and 50% workmanship.

Find a few good books that detail the tools you will be using... table saw, router joinery etc.
The internet is an awesome place for finding some free plans and start building.
The practice is the thing, the local woodworking guilds are a great place to start. A lot of them have a mentoring program.

Good luck

Been doing it for years (not selling it tho)

**slunt** · 09-01-2007, 11:10 PM

Cabinet makers make all those fine kitchen and bathroom cabinets. A guy who knows his way around fine carpentry is worth his weight in gold. Lots of apprenticeships out there. Try the job board at your local employment office and phone some of the companies and ask them questions. They'll at least tell you what courses to take in school to help your chances.

tedkennedy · 09-02-2007, 10:16 AM

aye i think im gonna look into woodworking schools and apprenticeships after this spring semester. my class starts in 2 days, im taking hard fucking classes like organic chemistry, god damnit i hate that shit.

ES · 09-02-2007, 11:27 AM

go for it ted. you could specialize in somthing, like doors.. Creative Openings - craftsman style exterior doors i took a glass bead making glass with this guy's wife and son. but he does some really cool stuff too.

i wish i had taken woodshop in 10th grade. then i dropped out and went to nightschool.

Rubix · 09-02-2007, 07:59 PM

it sounds like you really need something like that too. college just might not be for u. my bro tried twice and failed, now im having second thoughts, i want to go into business myself but it would be difficult to get a loan-for a headshop...anyways, follow what you REALLy like, its always nice to have a healthy habit.

**Captain Cannabis** · 09-03-2007, 01:05 PM

woodworking is definitely a possible way to make a living if you have a knack for it. you need lots of patience and more than anything lots of practice. try and find some local people to talk to and possibly learn from.
organic chem is my favourite subject and i'm glad to be taking more of it this year.

BearsysRevenge · 09-03-2007, 01:09 PM

didn't you have a thread showcasing your work? where is that? If I recall correctly you had some kick ass work.

09-01-2007, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
tedkennedy now 14% blacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,445 Thanks: 7 Thanked 142 Times in 92 Posts	woodworking. i dont know how i feel about continuing college. i have already invested 2 years into college going into 3rd and i just dont feel like i belong there for a number of reasons. i work best by myself , and i like woodworking. do any of you have experience with making a living out of fine woodworking? i would consider going to a boat building school or something similar to familiarize myself with the craft and complete an apprenticeship and then hypothetically start my own shop building various items like my own unique dinner tables or book shelves. i want to do something where i can work by myself but i can still have something people will respect me for and be proud about. i am a very creative person but i am also a bit softspoken so artwork is kind of my way of expressing myself and showing people what i am capable of. i am upset i didnt go into woodworking straight out of highschool but i never realized how much i would hate college. __________________ matthew munari

09-01-2007, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 18,464 Thanks: 166 Thanked 371 Times in 209 Posts	its a shame that in the states, more time isnt given between high school and college - whether that time is spent traveling or at a trade school, i think people would be way better off this way - but i guess it is kind of detrimental to the go-go non-stop corporate lifestyle.... 'why are you in college?' - 'to get a good [corporate] job.' is the common convo. __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

09-01-2007, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Herbologist Join Date: May 2004 Location: In the minds of others Posts: 5,127 Thanks: 7 Thanked 33 Times in 27 Posts	Being able to sell your woodworking comes down to 50% design and 50% workmanship. Find a few good books that detail the tools you will be using... table saw, router joinery etc. The internet is an awesome place for finding some free plans and start building. The practice is the thing, the local woodworking guilds are a great place to start. A lot of them have a mentoring program. Good luck Been doing it for years (not selling it tho) __________________ Life is a temporary way to spend eternity.

09-01-2007, 11:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
slunt ArcticMystic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 12 Thanked 124 Times in 85 Posts	Cabinet makers make all those fine kitchen and bathroom cabinets. A guy who knows his way around fine carpentry is worth his weight in gold. Lots of apprenticeships out there. Try the job board at your local employment office and phone some of the companies and ask them questions. They'll at least tell you what courses to take in school to help your chances. __________________ I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass.

09-02-2007, 10:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
tedkennedy now 14% blacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,445 Thanks: 7 Thanked 142 Times in 92 Posts	aye i think im gonna look into woodworking schools and apprenticeships after this spring semester. my class starts in 2 days, im taking hard fucking classes like organic chemistry, god damnit i hate that shit. __________________ matthew munari

09-01-2007, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jake_Armstrong YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: elsewhere Posts: 1,184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Oh just finish what you started already. You have lots of years to get into woodworking.

09-01-2007, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
burn1down Harrow Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OKC Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have seen some of the stuff you have posted on here and you do great work Ted. You could possibly get an apprenticeship from someone. I'm not really sure about the amount of money one could make. People that make custom kitchen cabinets can make good money.

09-02-2007, 11:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
ES Especial Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: in plain sight Posts: 1,106 Thanks: 8 Thanked 27 Times in 15 Posts	go for it ted. you could specialize in somthing, like doors.. Creative Openings - craftsman style exterior doors i took a glass bead making glass with this guy's wife and son. but he does some really cool stuff too. i wish i had taken woodshop in 10th grade. then i dropped out and went to nightschool. __________________ "if you're looking at the art it's probably a good thing to be on drugs and if you're making the art hopefully your parents were the one on drugs."

09-02-2007, 07:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rubix Stoner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,272 Thanks: 84 Thanked 66 Times in 53 Posts	it sounds like you really need something like that too. college just might not be for u. my bro tried twice and failed, now im having second thoughts, i want to go into business myself but it would be difficult to get a loan-for a headshop...anyways, follow what you REALLy like, its always nice to have a healthy habit. __________________ would you like a cone with that?

09-03-2007, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Captain Cannabis i hate emus Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: oslo Posts: 10,485 Thanks: 358 Thanked 272 Times in 190 Posts	woodworking is definitely a possible way to make a living if you have a knack for it. you need lots of patience and more than anything lots of practice. try and find some local people to talk to and possibly learn from. organic chem is my favourite subject and i'm glad to be taking more of it this year. __________________ fuck the monkeys

09-03-2007, 01:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 704 Thanked 208 Times in 150 Posts	didn't you have a thread showcasing your work? where is that? If I recall correctly you had some kick ass work. __________________ There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part, you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop! And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all! Click for lulz

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