[owensmartin]

Carpentry.

I thought I knew a bit about woodworking because of my middle-school shop class. Turns out it's an extremely precise and technical activity, packed with lessons in engineering, measurement, statistics, and physics.

I'm really excited to mention it to you guys because I found learning woodworking is a great application of modern technology: I watch youtube videos on it at 2x, and can basically google any problem I encounter. I often say to my friends: watching youtube at 2x is my superpower.

[pdevr]

Thank you. What equipment/materials do you need to get started?

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Some wood, a hand saw, a hammer, sandpaper and a box of nails.

If you have a Rockler Hardware or the like in your area, visit it for ideas.

I grew up around woodworking because my grandfather was a professional furniture maker. I rediscovered it about 15 years ago by making jewelry boxes from tree branches and cut off bits of exotic woods. It can be anything from a fun, freeform hobby (making boxes), to an exercise in proper engineering (building a pole barn).

I've been slowly building an 8x12 shed as time permits. I really need to get it done by summer so I can move onto erecting a pole building from cut-down trees.