Tod, I'd certainly pay to learn from you!marty and i have contemplated teaching classes together for a while, just wondering if ya`ll think we could make a few bucks as a traveling circus?
what does the collective group have to say?
i thought i heard the thunder and felt the earth shake!!!!! bougtht time yu came back to rein in the flock someHey everyone...
Thanks for the few votes of confidence for tod and I having a go at this.
Mike, you bring up several of the major issues that we've discussed already. Getting folks to say "I'd attend", and getting those same folks to commit their time and money to a class are two completely different things!
We acknowledge that we're not 'published', we don't have TV shows, and the only awards we've won are the checks/cash from happy clients that have purchased our stuff. But then again, we're not looking to start an accredited school and teach thousands of students a year. Well wait a minute...let me do the math... Heck, we'll teach as many students as want to pay us!
We're in the process of discussing a bunch of different options, including course material, locations, class duration, etc. We'd love to hear from any of you that have suggestions, questions, and/or requests.
What do y'all wanna learn about?
(Please direct all spinny questions to Larry )
Thanks...
- Marty -
Someday, when the kids are grown perhaps, I might take a class on turning. But then, I might just figure it out for myself by reading, watching videos, talking to friends and experimenting. That's what I've done for basically everything else.
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... getting students to pay for woodworking instruction is a tough business.
... the cost to a student is substantial. They have to take time off work, pay for their travel, lodging and food, and pay for the course.
I teach weekend courses at Woodcraft and we have trouble getting enough people to fill a class. And all they have to pay for is the class. Since it's the weekend, they don't have to take time off work, and their only travel is to drive to the store. And this is an highly populated area so there's a lot of woodworkers in the area.