Wood Carving

Simple question. Im and Senior in highschool and I would like to fill the rest of my life being able to build things out of wood. How do I start?

First you have to decide what kind of wood work you want to do. Fine or rough construction. Do you want to make finished cabinetry or do you want to build frames for houses?

If you want to do fine work try getting a apprentiship at a cabinet or wood working shop.

If you want rough construction try your closest carpentry local.

Either way a apprentiship would be best. Many people change there college major/minor many times. It is rare that a person keeps the same career path from H.S..

I am a woodworking hobbyist and I am interested in finding woodworking plans (preferably cheap or free). I have built basic bookcases, a fireplace mantle, and various other projects in the past. I would like to build a cabinet for a sharpening station as one of the things I want to make.

thanks,
Jim

I have been pretty successful doing yahoo (or google) search using woodworking plans or similar terms. One of the sites where I found some interesting stuff is http://woodworkingplansforfree.net which has some plans (although you need to dig a little to find them). There are also some videos and other stuff. I also eventually purchased the Ted’s Plan (advertised everywhere) as there are so many plans included for one cost that is was worth it to me.

Ron

i was wondering what kind of website i could locate woodworking plans online??

Well i used to purchase plans for woodworking online but recently i made a purchase of a bulk package. I bought 16,000 woodworking plans at one time. This not only saved me money but i will never have to buy another plan again. You can check it out at the link below if you would like.