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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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I finished the first prototype of my beginner woodworking learning module, a project that teaches measuring, sawing, fitting, sanding, and assembly by building a small cedar box.

Now I’m back at the bench with the completed project beside me, working through the manual one operation at a time. It’s amazing how many little improvements you find once you can compare the written instructions to an actual build.

The prototype teaches you how to build the project. Going back through the manual teaches me how to teach it.
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Good glue-ups don't come from cranking down on the clamps...

Clamps are there for control, alignment, and holding the joint together, not brute force.

In this video, I walk through the basics of choosing the right clamp, using the right amount of pressure, and avoiding a few common beginner mistakes.

#grownostr #woodworking #DIY
https://youtu.be/1OcoISFlPIU
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pam · 1w
this is super cute, love it! I think the heavy woodwork projects I learnt the most was building kitchen cabinet doors and an island. biggest learning is to not cut corners! any mistake early on will c...
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Good to hear from you!

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I want it to be something people are proud to make.

The workshop is mostly complete. Just need to finish the upstairs and some small things.

Ah the wood cutter, I remember that!

Cheers!
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MNMeschke · 1w
The cost, schedule, quality triangle trade off.
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The first prototype is complete…

What it has reinforced for me is that beginners don’t need a more complicated first project. They need the right first project.

This little cedar box isn’t the destination. It’s a vehicle for learning.

The goal is to build confidence through measuring, marking, cutting, fitting, sanding, assembling, and finishing. Skills that carry over to every project that follows.

Looking back, what was the first project that really taught you something?

#FabricatorsFieldGuide #grownostr #woodworking #DIY #proofofwork



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pam · 1w
this is super cute, love it! I think the heavy woodwork projects I learnt the most was building kitchen cabinet doors and an island. biggest learning is to not cut corners! any mistake early on will come back esp when alignment is concerned. I still haven't gotten that wood cutter yet, i just get th...
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A little more context on the first prototype I’ve been building…

The first project is a small cedar box.

That may sound simple, but it teaches quite a few foundational skills:
• measuring and marking
• crosscutting
• rip cutting
• fitting parts
• sanding and shaping
• glue-up and assembly
• applying a finish

One thing I’ve been trying to avoid is the typical hobby-kit approach where everything arrives pre-cut and you’re mostly assembling parts.

The goal here is different.

The student starts with material that still needs to be measured, cut, fitted, and shaped, but in a way that’s approachable for someone with little or no experience.

The box is the project, but the real goal is learning the process.
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Pleb2Polymath · 5w
That sounds really cool. I would like to be kept up to date on this project.