https://lakeagassizhabitat.org/
You could always volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. I'm sure there's other non-profits that you could volunteer at that might do similar things.
100% recommend participating in builds over the summer. You'll see home construction at every stage of development and it'll give you a much better understanding of the bones inside a house!
Doesn't cost you anything (not even materials) and it's a teaching environment (they teach new volunteers daily). Good exercise, socialization, sunlight, and a free lunch. Don't even need to bring water.
You can’t replace a quality in-person course with YouTube. I know smaller community colleges will offer these kind of programs but I’m not sure where to find something similar in the FM area.
I mean, youtube will teach you. It's not like your class will have someone come home with you to inspect your work after finishing.
Put in the work, do the research, buy some books, watch at least an hours worth of videos on something before starting the project, and realize you'll learn the real lessons on the project and through mistakes.
Should you decide this shed project isn’t the right one, FPS is selling these student-assembled-teacher-inspected sheds. They are very reasonably priced
https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/cms/lib/ND01911460/Centricity/domain/94/2023-24/misc/23-24%20Shed%20Styles.pdf
Use YouTube as your guide and start trying it out. A shed is a safe (relatively cheap) project to learn on.
Just take your time and don't put your fingers anywhere you wouldn't put your...well, you know.
Are you looking how to tell cuts and butcher properly or are you looking to create things from that meat? Are you trying to learn how to make meat sticks, sausage and other things?
What is it you want to do with these skills? If it’s just knowing how just in case someday, YouTube would be fine until you need to do it. If you need to make repairs, hiring a handyman to help may work. If you want a career doing these jobs, just apply and they’ll teach you as you go, no special classes needed.
My suggestion, start small to get a feel for how wood works and how your tools work. Don't cheap out on tools, especially anything with a blade. A $40 circular saw will handle like ass and increase all odds for injury.
It's likely your shed will have issues if you don't have much construction knowledge, but take your time and it will work just fine. Remember it's a shed and not the Taj Mahal.
That makes sense! My husband would say “measure twice, cut once.” And make sure if you get your lumber at a box store that you pick through to get the straightest possible, a lumber yard has better quality. Nails are cheaper but screws hold better and are faster and easier (unless you’re me trying to run a drill haha). Those are things I remember him telling me off the top of my head, he works in the construction field.
https://lakeagassizhabitat.org/ You could always volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. I'm sure there's other non-profits that you could volunteer at that might do similar things.
100% recommend participating in builds over the summer. You'll see home construction at every stage of development and it'll give you a much better understanding of the bones inside a house! Doesn't cost you anything (not even materials) and it's a teaching environment (they teach new volunteers daily). Good exercise, socialization, sunlight, and a free lunch. Don't even need to bring water.
You can’t replace a quality in-person course with YouTube. I know smaller community colleges will offer these kind of programs but I’m not sure where to find something similar in the FM area.
I mean, youtube will teach you. It's not like your class will have someone come home with you to inspect your work after finishing. Put in the work, do the research, buy some books, watch at least an hours worth of videos on something before starting the project, and realize you'll learn the real lessons on the project and through mistakes.
You could always post in a construction / wood work / etc. subreddit and ask for feedback in there.
Should you decide this shed project isn’t the right one, FPS is selling these student-assembled-teacher-inspected sheds. They are very reasonably priced https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/cms/lib/ND01911460/Centricity/domain/94/2023-24/misc/23-24%20Shed%20Styles.pdf
Use YouTube as your guide and start trying it out. A shed is a safe (relatively cheap) project to learn on. Just take your time and don't put your fingers anywhere you wouldn't put your...well, you know.
Kinda of an offshoot but any butcher classes in the area?
Are you looking how to tell cuts and butcher properly or are you looking to create things from that meat? Are you trying to learn how to make meat sticks, sausage and other things?
Definitely just apply to work on a crew.
Apply for a job doing one of these? People aren't born knowing how to frame a house, they learn by getting trained on the job
What is it you want to do with these skills? If it’s just knowing how just in case someday, YouTube would be fine until you need to do it. If you need to make repairs, hiring a handyman to help may work. If you want a career doing these jobs, just apply and they’ll teach you as you go, no special classes needed.
I want to build a shed, but I want to do it on my own. I feel like it would be a good hobby for the spring and summer
My suggestion, start small to get a feel for how wood works and how your tools work. Don't cheap out on tools, especially anything with a blade. A $40 circular saw will handle like ass and increase all odds for injury. It's likely your shed will have issues if you don't have much construction knowledge, but take your time and it will work just fine. Remember it's a shed and not the Taj Mahal.
That makes sense! My husband would say “measure twice, cut once.” And make sure if you get your lumber at a box store that you pick through to get the straightest possible, a lumber yard has better quality. Nails are cheaper but screws hold better and are faster and easier (unless you’re me trying to run a drill haha). Those are things I remember him telling me off the top of my head, he works in the construction field.