dadiOH wrote:

charlieb wrote:

Mentoring an absolute novice sure can be "interesting".

Got any suggestions?

Yeah - go to the beach. And stay there until the mentoree gets some smarts.

They got the intelligence, just not the knowledge and experience.
And if no one helps them gain the knowledge and experience . . .

So I'm trying

"Here's a book on joinery, with LOTS of pictures - of each joint and
some idea of how it can be made - so you've got an idea of some
of the ways to stick two pieces of wood together - where you want
them to join - AND stay there. " (Di Cristafora's book).

"Here's a book on how some generic pieces of furniture are put
together*–*with lots oƒ pictures and drawings." (Tage Fried.
Could've gone with The Encylopedia Of Furnuture Making - but
it might be too overwhelming)

Maybe I should have looked for a video of a similar project
by one of the YouTube furniture makers - say The Wood Whisperer.
That way the mentoree can watch and rewatch at his/her leisure
and have an idea of what's what when it comes time to actually
apply Edge To Wood.

One thing I DO NOT want to do is fall into the "Get out of the way
- I'll Do It!" trap. The "Help, not Do It For You" approach Legend65
brought up. Takes longer - the first time - to finish a piece, but
it does require the mentoree to commit the time to the piece
- and learn a LOT more - for the next project.

More ideas please.

charlie b