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Have also seen quite a few good vids about things like safe use of circular saws, avoiding kick back etc.
hope some of this is some help
IMHO watching videos is really not the way to learn how to do this- too many things can go wrong and I guess you want to keep all your fingers.
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk is decent.
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But if you want handbags at dawn worse than tonewood and resonance etc combined, go there and ask what's the best way to sharpen plane irons..
Still, learned a lot on there - some very knowledgeable (and free with sharing) folk.
Adam
@octatonic Many thanks for the link.
Strange thing is my security software keeps flagging it as an unsafe site (out of date certificate, apparently). That said... over the past few days, I've been getting a lot of unsafe site warnings... so maybe my security software has gotten a bit over sensitive in recent times. So, I eventually ignored the warnings and went on the site... and, wow, lots of really useful threads. So, thanks for that.
To answer your question re. my experience. Absolutely no training in wood working... but a background in engineering. In the distant past I've made the odd wardrobe, chest of drawers, welsh dresser, bed, cabinets etc. Starting with narrowish planks of softwood... planing and thicknessing them... glueing to form boards... then belt sanding the boards flat... then constructing via simple mortice and tenon or dowels joints (so nothing fancy or skilled!). So I guess I did a bit with a very small saw bench, planer, thicknesser, spindle moulder... plus powertools inc. router etc... but it was so long ago and much has changed. So I need to get my head around a few things (and get my confidence back). I think the forum you recommended will help a lot.
Do you know of a similar sort of forum for building renovation. I need to fit new windows... re render the outside... sort out damp (lower the outside floor level)... consider insulating the solid brick walls... etc etc.??
And thanks to @historyisjunk (I'll take a look at those vids)... and @Roland... @Corvus... and @Kalimna ;