Ok, I want to start making wood projects, and I am just a beginner with a little experience. What are some things to build to make me a better carpenter? I want to build a boat in a few years, so experience would help.
Thanks.
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Answer by ticktockgal
some ppl start out little,like build a bird house something easy like a picnic table..make sure u put braces where they need to be. make a dog house. also u could go to a construction area and b a volunteer,and watch them and particapate to c how it is done
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These sites have kits, plans and supplies for woodworking.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cherrytreetoys.com
http://www.winfieldcollection.com
http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com
Virtually any woodworking project will help you gain experience. I'd recommend going to your local library and taking out a couple of books of beginner projects and starting there. You need special tools to build boats and there's no sense in laying out the money for them without knowing if it's something you'd really want to try. As you build projects and increase your tool collection, you'll become more advanced.
ReplyDeleteHere's a couple links to online plans (most free)
http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?cat=102
http://www.woodprojects.com/
You should also look up, either online or from books, beginner woodworking tips (the above sites have links to many of those also)
Good luck and welcome to the world of woodworking (or dust making as my Mother calls it ;-)
Find a book in the library with a pattern for a workbench and build yourself a nice bench. You'll need one anyway if your are going to start woodworking as a serious hobby. Be sure to put shelves underneath to store tools (measure your tools first so that you get them the right size) and add things like drawers and a vise. By the time you are done you will have an bench and better skills. Have fun too.
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ReplyDeletetry the following books :
25 Woodworking Projects: For Small and Large Boats
by Peter H. Spectre (Editor), Woodenboat Publications Staff, Woodenboat Publications
Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
by Ted Moores
Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans
by Woodenboat Magazine
Classic American Runabouts: Wood Boats 1915-1965
by Philip B. Ballantyne, Robert Bruce Duncan (Photographer), Robert Bruce Duncan (Photographer)
Book of Wooden Boats
by Benjamin Mendlowitz (Photographer), Maynard Bray (With)
Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way
by Samual Devlin, Sam Devlin
Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard
by Michael Ruhlman
Thirty Wooden Boats: A Second Catalog of Boat Plans
by Wooden Boat Magazine (Editor), Woodenboat Magazine, Wooden Boat Magazine
Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats
by John Gardner
Boat Joinery and Cabinet Making Simplified
by Fred P. Bingham
Restore Your Wooden Boat: How to Do It by Those Who've Done It
by Stan Grayson (Editor)
Building Small Boats
by Greg Rossel, Greg Rossel (Illustrator)
Boat Building Techniques Illustrated
by Richard Birmingham
10 Wooden Boats You Can Build: For Sail, Motor, Paddle and Oar
by Peter H. Spectre, Peter H. Spectre (Editor)
Woodworking Basics: The Essential Benchtop Reference
by William Perkins Perkins Spence, L. Duane Griffiths
Tool-Making Projects for Joinery and Woodworking: A Yankee Craftsman's Practical Methods
by Steve A. Olesin, Steve A. Olesin (Photographer)
Complete Book of Wood Joinery
by R. J. DeCristoforo
Planking and Fastening
by Peter H. Spectre, Peter Spectre, Maynard Bray
Boatowner's Weekend Woodworking
by Garth Graves
From a Bare Hull: How to Build a Sailboat
by Ferenc Mate (Photographer)
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
by Gary Rogowski
Fine Woodworking on Joinery
by John Kelsey, Woodworking Magazine Fine
Joinery Techniques
by Helen Albert (Editor)
The Complete Book Of Wood Joinery
by R. J. DeCristoforo, R. J. Decristoforo
Woodwright's Companion: Exploring Traditional Woodcraft
by Roy Underhill
Woodwright's Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft
by Rod Underhill, Roy Underhill
Woodwright's Apprentice: Twenty Favorite Projects from the Woodwright's Shop
by Rod Underhill, Roy Underhill
Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop
by Rod Underhill, Roy Underhill
Woodwright's Workbook: Further Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft
by Rod Underhill, Roy Underhill
Hopely those books will point you in the right direction.
hope this helps .