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Jeremiah Baker
@TheShopRat

From woodworking to aerospace, 30+ years of hands-on experience—sharing lessons, skills, and shop insights.

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Recent Notes

LWB · 3w
Watching a channel of a guy that was moving and had his stuff in boxes. He kinda started out with just a minimal toolkit and got stuff done. I proceeded to rethink my workflow, sell what was only collecting dust and real estate and started using the thing that actually mattered. Incidentally 95% on ...
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I’ve talked with quite a few people on here over the years about learning woodworking at home, especially beginners.

One thing I’ve struggled with is how to teach real shop skills when I’m not physically in the room.

What I keep coming back to is a field-guide style approach built around real projects, real materials, and progressive learning instead of disposable hobby kits.

Right now I’m developing the first project around a small field box / writer’s box using only hand tools.

Would something like that have helped you when you were getting started?

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LWB · 4w
I don't know. Usually beginners, included me, try to buy as many tools as possible to overcome their lack of skills and it's difficult to pass on these lessons. I learned the hard way, buying stuff I didn't need and getting rid of it later in my hobby. But yeah, generally speaking, getting your han...
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I’ve been rethinking the “shop class” idea a bit…

The more I worked on it, the more I felt like it needed cohesion instead of just isolated lessons or random projects.

I keep coming back to the idea that people connect more deeply to objects that feel useful, lasting, and worth building.

Still thinking a lot about what a modern version of learning shop skills could look like for people who never really got that experience…

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One of my OG YouTube subscribers said in a comment: “I’m not a carpenter.”

But as he went on, he described everything a carpenter does.

Learning how to plan projects. Figuring out tools and techniques. Building furniture and repairing homes. Paying attention to details that matter…

By his actions, he’s been a carpenter all along… and it’s the same kind of hands-on learning anyone can start today.

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