Subject: Education help...

From: [email-masked] (Phil M.)
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 20:41:51 GMT

Hi, new to this NG, obviously, and am here to ask...What avenues
should I investigate as to where to get educated in woodworking? I
have a college degree and haven't found much in the way of jobs out
there and have decided to learn a trade.  I want to start ASAP and
wanted to know how some of you got into the field...did you start out
asking someone if you could be his/her apprentice...did you go through
a Community College (is that a realistic avenue to follow?)...how
about the 'private' schools?  The  reason I ask this one specifically,
there is a relatively new 'school' outside the town where I live (St.
Charles, MO), I went there today to gather info, etc, and the price to
get a "Master Certificate" for a year's study is somewhere around 
$14, 400, which I thought a 'bit' steep.  Are there cheaper ways to
become a "Master Craftsman"?  HELP?!!?  Any and all help will be
GREATLY appreciated...Also, any of you looking for an 'apprentice' in
the St. Louis area, I would be very interested in finding out more
info...Thanks in advance...

Phil

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From: "Woody" <[email-masked]>
Date: 13 Feb 1997 03:52:31 GMT

Look at the design winners in "American Woodworker" magazine, it usually
tells where they go to "school".