toller wrote:
Unless you know a woodworker willing to do a first project with you,
a course is definitely the way to go.

I didn't think of taking a course but knew a crafter with an excellent shop
and worked there a couple of afternoons a week in exchange for being taught
how to use the mahines safely and basic construction. It was worth it!
And I got to use first class machines before I went looking to buy. Look
around and see who is out there doing what. Look for shop classes at the
local junior college.

Josie