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If you lived in the states, I'd advise you to go to your community college or secondary school system and see if they teach adult classes in begining woodwork. If you don't have that available to you in the UK, then you might try persueing any woodworking clubs in your area. An Internet search may give you some clues where to look.

If none of that works for you put out the word that you are interested in learning and most woodworkers are willing to share their knowledge. You may find out about someone in your neighborhood you could hook up with.

One last item is to go to work at a cabinet shop as a begining helper. That may not be suitable to you if you already have a career and don't like extreamly low pay. DAMHIKT

Rick

There's two blokes who will offer some advice when they get out of bed, JOW104 and Beejay1 (I think he's sunning himself in Portugal at the moment), they should be able to point you in the right direction.
Apologies to any other Poms I forgot.
Try your local Community Centre who should have contacts in this area and ask anyone here any question ans see how long it will remain on topic
Welcome to this forum where we do not talk about sex, politics or any other taboo topic, we are all fine examples of politically and morally correct citizens who never sink to insults or ridicule, even if the subject matter is silly.

get a book for beginners, read it. work out what you want to make. get the tools. make it... go Ahhhh..... I made that....

seriously - do a search for just about anything on this forum and you'll find info for it including things like pancakes, first aid and sledging. oh.. and sundry wood items

I went ahhhh yesterday when I dropped a screwdriver on my steel capped thong, but I digress, we have places here were books are available for loan at no charge, they call them, err...umm liebree's or something
If you register in another forum members name you get to keep said books
If said forum member finds out you get to experience our free hospital system followed by a conversation with some gentlemen in blue uniforms who may offer a free holiday in one of our fine penal establishments or removal of prescribed amount of funds from ones life savings.

I think there have been enough poms in our "penal establishments..."

By the way, where do you buy steel cap thongs from these days. Havent seen them around for donks.

Cheers
J!

Originally Posted by Woodlice

By the way, where do you buy steel cap thongs from these days.
J!

Any chemist, metalic toenail varnish

I think the yanks on the forum may be a little confused as to how you could drop a screwdriver on your thong (g-string).
I think our word, thong, is a lot better than flip-flops. After all they do fit in the gap between the toes.

Originally Posted by adrian

I think our word, thong, is a lot better than flip-flops.

"Flip-flops" must be Yankspeak, why can't they speak English ? :confused:


Peter.

Roy, each woodworker probably takes a unique road into the craft. Especially if you're a hobbyist. Here's a couple of things that worked for me.

First - Get hold of a book by Roger Holmes called "The Complete Woodworkers Companion". It's an English publication (first published in 1996 by Conran Octopus Limited, 37 Shelton St, London, WC2H 9HN). Cost 20 pounds. It's a great guide for the complete novice.

Second, enrol in some kind of woodworking classes - nightschool classes. In Australia we have Tertiary adult education classes - one of the subjects being woodworking. (And the FIRST thing any class should teach you is SAFETY.)

Good luck.

Richard

Evil....can't help you with the wood-working question....but tell me....did you and the blonde woman stay married....or is the sherrif still hunting you down.

I really felt for you when the wolves weren't prepared to raise you.

Howdy Sturdee!

We Yanks started out callin' them thangs wot goes on the feets thongs, but then we wanted to call the underwhere 'fanny floss' and that wouldn't work. So, we came up with 'flip flops' for the footwear based on the sound they make when the wearer walks on pavement.

That suit for hinglish, in Oz?

rabbit

:eek: OOPS

Um Rabbit, mate, its like this .... um .... fanny means something different in Oz.
Here it would only be fanny floss if worn backwards :eek:

BWAHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA funny tho'

Thongs are worn either between the big toe and the second toe of between the two big toes

Evil,
Get yourself a prospectus for the evening classes that are held in schools in your area. There are bound to be "woodworking for beginners" amongst the courses available.The courses are cheap and all the tools are provided.The instructors are usually from the school or local tecnical college. That should get you started without having to outlay the hard earned for tools etc.