How I got here? When I was a child I asked my grandfather to teach me. He told me to go upstairs and have my grandmother teach me to cook and sew and stuff. When I was in Jr And High schools, I had to take home ec because girls weren’t allowed to take shop classes. (Girls weren’t allowed to wear pants until I was in high school!)
My husband didn’t have any woodworking experience, but he did find a used craftsman Scroll saw and brought it home for me. He also started buying tools that he thought I should have. Tablesaw, jigsaw, planer, etc. I went to the library a lot!
When we retired and moved to NC I found a great group that not only has an on-line woodworking group, but a group that goes around the state to teach a little woodworking to others. I wanted to do that. They put me on the scroll saw. I loved it. I practiced and found that it is my favorite type of woodworking! I still build other things but my scroll Saw is the best! Did I mention that I now teach Scroll Saw to others in the club?