Go teach young man!

I’m going to try to start a new and maybe interesting project.

“I can talk one person out of $50,000, I can’t talk 50 people out of a dollar.”

I’ve said that for a long time. It sounds cynical but it’s not. I work well with one person at a time.

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I’ve been told to teach. OK. Why? First, physically I’m shot. Back problems mostly. Second, I have a lot of information in this little head and that still works just fine. Third, I have a great workshop with just the right amount of tooling to accomplish what I want. And I have the resources to make almost anything. And, oh yeah, I’m an excellent designer which is really the most important reason to teach.

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I’d like to take on a few students for one-on-one lessons. A similar model might be musical instruction.

I can imagine the perfect student but the more I try to put it down, the more it sounds like BS, so I’ll avoid that for now.

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Example of fee structure.

$65/ hr – instruction and shop use.

The shop is not available for rental use only

A 10-hour per month minimum.

A small personal storage area - $65/month minimum (if required)

Most projects require extensive repetitive work like sanding, shaping and grinding. Most finishes require sporadic timing. It would be best to take your project with you. Also, the best solutions don’t just happen. Taking the time to mull over everything while doing other things is important.

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Syllabus? I not sure one is needed. I envision someone with a head full of ideas and some basic knowledge and a will to learn.

Start with a concept and go from there. I’ll try to keep the initial project clean and lean. I want you to finish the first project.

A good 1^st project may be a coffee table. Solid hardwood.

Design

Materials

Selection of the wood, the plusses and minuses, color, levels of quality, how to find it, how to talk to the dealer, how to pick it (on and on) and how to get it home.

Layout, rough cut

Milling

Jointery

Finishing

Critique

Start the next project, you all ready have it figured out.

More later, Hedge