Tips on starting furniture making?
This is a great list and a great summary. Steve Ramsey was a huge help for me starting out.
Great list at the bottom, too. Some others I recommend:
- Jonathan Katz-Moses (good testing and teaching)
- WoodWorkWeb (approachable, similar in some ways to Steve Ramsey).
What's a skill that's taken for granted where you live, but is often missing in people moving there from abroad?
When much of your country is below sea level, you must always be prepared!
Should i take my coworker up on his job offer?
For sure. I think it violates Grice's maxim of quantity - I've never seen a legitimate job posting where they felt the need to tell me how legal the job is. That call-out being in there is decidedly worrisome haha.
An entertaining video on the maxims from Tom Scott: https://youtu.be/IJEaMtNN_dM?si=GxmkO8Is3B9EaibZ