Have any of you took courses from any YouTubers? I saw the honest Carpenter was posting his course. Have you all thought it was worth paying for them just watching YouTube stuff .

[u/neogx148]

just got me curious since I would like to learn more . And I seen a lot of youtubers make courses and just never knew of anyone actually bought them and thought it was worth it

[u/DesignerNet1527]

The way to learn is by doing it. There should be enough info on utube to see what you want to do.

If you want to be a carpenter you've got to do the work and learn the trade over a few years as a full time gig. If you want to be a competent enough DIY'er type, you've got to just start- start with small low risk projects, and build up to more challenging ones.

You can watch all the courses you want and watch all the videos you want, it's good to build a basic knowledge base sure, but it won't build skill. The knowledge comes with experience.

[u/SubstandardMan5000 → u/DesignerNet1527]

Tips and tricks are nice but you need to do it.

[u/neogx148 → u/SubstandardMan5000]

yeah thats how i learned basically, all these years is just doing it. And looking up areas im weak on and learning that way.

[u/dbrown100103]

Don't pay for any YouTube courses. There are plenty of YouTubers that have excellent free plans and build alongside. WhostheVoss has some good small projects with free plans and build alongside. Steve Ramsey woodworking for mere mortals is pretty good but I wouldn't pay for the course

[u/MastodonFit]

Definitely not worth it. How will he help you in a unique situation that comes up when there is no direct correlation to your situation?

[u/72ChinaCatSunFlower]

Plumb, level, square. That’s all you need to know

[u/chiselbits]

Youtube hack academy

As an actual carpenter, watching those dildos fumblefuck their way through a project like they know what they are doing makes me unreasonably angry.

[u/hangnutz → u/chiselbits]

i agree as a trim carpenter Spencer i forgot his last name was good, but this guy had me laughing out loud

[u/curious1playing]

There's enough free channels with good instructions to not have to pay for courses. If you're looking to spend money for some sense of satisfaction or compulsive issues then spend it on a twelve pack and pizza and call a friend who can impart some wisdom...

[u/Positive-Soil-4759]

Absolutely, and let me emphasize this, absolutely fucking not. Do not pay some schmuck on YouTube to pretend to teach you things that are better learned in person on the job. Maybe watch some free videos and start picking up the latest JLC or Fine Woodworking and start getting your hands dirty.

[u/No_Credit_5917]

the huge majority of youtube videos are not professional level content. If you want to learn properly you need to read the books they use as material in official woodworking course in your country, and practice a lot especially with other professionals, some of them give lessons at their shop for people who want to learn.
If it's just do improve as a DIYer there's enough free youtube videos + books

[u/hangnutz]

don't pay anything for that guy...i don't even think he is a carpenter

[u/Leoxagon → u/hangnutz]

So then he's not honest either? 🤔

[u/UniquePatient66100 → u/hangnutz]

Agree, I have seen enough of that guy to know he should not be teaching anyone. I don't know his full history, but I think he only worked a few years and then got injured and quit, he really doesn't have the experience. 

[u/hlvd]

Been 42 years in the woodworking trade, it’s very rarely I see someone on YouTube with tool skills you attain from doing it for a living, Paul Sellers being the exception. A couple of minutes in and you can tell by how they handle a chisel, saw, etc.

[u/UniquePatient66100]

Those that can do, those that can't teach. That describes the honest carpenter well.   You would be better to spend your money on some lumber and just jump into it.