Being self employed for the last five years, I have found that work can be too all-consuming, especially since I work out of my house. This whole woodworking thing is turning out to be a pretty good hobby for taking my mind off of work, so I am looking to expand my horizons a bit.
To date, I have mostly built shop cabinets and the like out of big box plywood. I am thinking that the next logical step would be to build some small projects such as jewelry boxes out of high quality hardwood. I have always leaned toward function rather than form, so this will be a stretch for me.
Questions:
1. Does this approach make sense?
2. Can you recommend a good book? Preferably one that you have actually used successfully.
Oh, I'd also like to avoid buying any more tools for a while. It is time to master what I have. I do not have a band or scroll saw. I might consider getting a scroll saw, but really don't have room for even a bench top band saw at this point. Just adding this so people don't suggest books that focus on band sawn boxes, etc.
Thanks!
To date, I have mostly built shop cabinets and the like out of big box plywood. I am thinking that the next logical step would be to build some small projects such as jewelry boxes out of high quality hardwood. I have always leaned toward function rather than form, so this will be a stretch for me.
Questions:
1. Does this approach make sense?
2. Can you recommend a good book? Preferably one that you have actually used successfully.
Oh, I'd also like to avoid buying any more tools for a while. It is time to master what I have. I do not have a band or scroll saw. I might consider getting a scroll saw, but really don't have room for even a bench top band saw at this point. Just adding this so people don't suggest books that focus on band sawn boxes, etc.
Thanks!
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