Help Support the School Launch.

We have a Kickstarter campaign going to help fund the school!.

I've been asked 'what is Kickstarter?'

Officially it is an all or nothing crowdsourcing campaign that is an alternative for businesses seeking startup capital. All or nothing means if we don't reach our goals no donators are charged a donation. In reality it is a marketing method to sell our products. The hook is that the consumer learns where the proceeds of the sale are destinedand the seller doesn't have build inventory. So eliminates waste, increases efficiency, can lower cost and provides an added altruistic bonus to the consumer.

In our campaign our 'rewards' (what we're selling) are bowls, boxes, pens, bottle stoppers, door stoppers and an educational woodworking DVD. The proceeds of theses sales are going toward purchasing Audio Video equipment for the school. So 'sponsors' receive really well priced woodworking merchandise and also know that they are purchasing equipment that will be used for years to help educate students.

So please tell all your friends, we've got some great products available!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wortheffort/wortheffort-woodworking-educational-dvd-on-joinery

WE'VE FOUND A SCHOOL LOCATION!
  Days Til the Grand Opening!

The school will be located right off the courthouse square in picturesque San Marcos, TX on the corner of LBJ and S. Edward Gary St. Walking distance to Texas State University, numerous family restaurants, the San Marcos River (tubing anyone?) and just a few miles from one of largest Outlet Malls in TX. I take possession in June and we'll have a soft opening in July. Read about the progress on my blog and check back shortly for class schedule development.

-- the latest updates (new content every Thursday or so...):

In the beginning there was an idea and dream, then a website/pop-up shop, and finally... the goal of creating the perfect place to inspire and educate others about the incredibly rewarding world of fine woodworking. Much like art instructors who teach painting in a museum so that students can learn from the masters, wortheffort will be a school/art gallery both digitally and in the brick-n-mortar world. Picture a dozen workbenches in the middle of fantastic art gallery dedicated to some of the best woodworking being produced today and you'll get a glimpse of my dream. Not only will the students be inspired but they will also learn to appreciate the effort and skill artists put forth to create their masterpieces. Additionally, it'll be a single resource for interior designers, collectors and the general public to find and be educated about said woodworking masterpieces.

The approach wortheffort will take in education is not what I'd consider trade education. While the goal is to create a new generation of fine woodworkers and afficianatoes, it will be in the craftsman/artisan side of the 'hobby'. A general education for the mass populous wanting to be able to make heirloom artifacts for family and friends to appreciate for centuries to come. Not neccessarily the fastest most profitable way to make batches of durable fine woodworking goods. Hence I view the information presented as that for a practical artisan woodworker who enjoys the expressiveness that can be achieved by mastering a simple tool, be it powered by hand or burnt electron.

So here it is... wortheffort.com. The digital side to my adventure showing you that it is always 'Worth the Effort' to learn, create and share with others.