NorthernSteve

Thanks Sam, appreciated. I attended an evening course at a local college last year, c20 weeks. Whilst I made progress, I was...

The best advice I can give you is to book a few days with different people take some courses if you wish. But most importantly...

I had a mature chap in my workshop last year, on this very basis, came to me with self confidence that he was more than capable in basic...

Sounds dangerous. Losing fingers aren’t the type of mistakes I’m referring to 😬 Not everyone is cut out for it that’s very true.

Some years back I offered woodturning guidance , Had 2 people ask to come along , I said yes , This was at my home workshop , The visits...

That is terrible, I would have hunted him down and made him pay. People never cease to amaze me - bad and good.

When I see posts like this I always consider how work of such truly amazing quality was achieved using simple tools. It's training by...

Deema, you pose a very good question, “what exactly do I want support with?”. This has made me think. I will answer it the best I can...

The hypocrisy gets me - Starmer - privately educated on a bursary, yet wants others to pay VA, Rayner - benefitted from right to buy...

I would recommend the Waters & Acland online course, which I am currently a member of. I think I paid £100 for 1 years sub and it has...

If you can spend some time with a skilled woodworker, offering some free help in return for observing some work in progress, that can be...

even though I have never met him, Paul Sellers is my mentor, I just copied him and it has worked for me, you have to start with the...

I can see that, often easier to start with a blank canvas. Maybe rather than look for specific help with the end objective of making...

It is very difficult to be a mentor, I have in the past, and still do, to a limited extent, (with individuals and also at a mens shed)...