Ahhh Youth…..
Age is just a number right? After all, I am frequently seen as “the kid” by many of my woodworking brothers and sisters (and I’m 31 with my fair share of gray hairs!). But despite being told how young I am in this industry, I always wish I would have experienced the world of fine woodworking earlier in life. With the way things are going in our school systems these days, one has to wonder if kids will ever have a chance to be exposed to the hobby/craft/career that we all know and love. The good news is that if a youth has even a vague interest in woodworking, and they take a look on the web, they will be met with a thriving community of people willing to share what they know.
I like to think that is exactly what happened when Aaron Molloy and Denis Rezendez decided to explore the world of woodworking online. I have been in contact with both of these guys for nearly a year now and I am continually impressed with their motivation and willingness to learn. And these two aren’t just sucking it all in, they are actually giving back. Both are active on Lumberjocks: Aaron at http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/aaronmolloy/ and Denis at http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/teenagewoodworker/ , and Denis even has his own podcast called The Teenage Woodworker. And to make this whole thing even more “new millennium”, Aaron is from Ireland! Man, I didn’t even have a pen pal when I was a teenager, lol.
So I received an email the other day from Aaron and I was pleased to find out that these two energetic guys have co-created their own blog. Its relatively new, but I am sure we can expect great content from these two. So check out The Teenage Woodworkers and be sure to tell them what you think. I think they are both off to a great start with the blog and with their woodworking careers. I hope that 40 years from now we’ll all be reading the next iteration of their blogging endeavors, “Middle-Aged Woodworkers”. Better buy that URL now!
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NICE! :D
I am just a teenager myself, And am avidly into woodworking.
I think it is great that there are other teenage woodworkers out there.
I too have had the pleasure of speaking with Denis, he is coming on strong and has a ton of Natural Talent..we all need to support our future generations, I couldnt agree more Marc..hats tipped to the youth
Thanks Marc keep in touch
Being a fellow teenage woodworker (age 15) have noticed that there are not many kids building as there used to be. But I’m glad there are some still as enthustiastic as I.
I my self (13) have just got into wood working. I am surrounded by good woodworkers and love to just go look at there tools. I have quite a few of tools of my own and am trying to use them to there full advantage.