On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:06:48 GMT, Billy Smith
wrote:


Learn what you can from workshops, books, magazines, videos, the
internet and then go work the wood.


My local Woodcraft stores offer one day hand plane workshops that are
worth far more than the tuition. Most of them also include an hour or
two of hands-on hand tool sharpening that may be the single most
important skill a real woodworker needs.