Make your space safe
Before the first cut, understand workholding, eye protection, dust, and a clear path around your bench.
You belong at
the workbench.
Six approachable lessons to help you find your feet. Go at your own pace, try each idea on scrap, and enjoy getting a little better.
Meet a few essential tools
A modest kit can take you a long way. Choose tools around the work you want to do.
Get to know your material
Read the grain, choose a sound board, and leave room for wood to move.
Measure with a little more confidence
Find your reference face, mark the waste, and let the layout do the thinking.
Turn a plan into a sequence
Read the whole plan, check actual dimensions, and rehearse an assembly before reaching for glue.
Make your first simple tray
Put the fundamentals together in a small project, then reflect on what you learned.