Hey everyone,
I have a quick question for all those of us who had the (miss)fortune of growing up in an environment where manual labor was completely discouraged, as in my case, and who, upon finding mustachianism, found themselves having a strong desire (for both financial and personal fulfillment reasons) to become more handy.
What paths did you take? At the current time I can pick up a hammer and put up paintings, I can handle a drill, and at one point in college worked at the engineering machine shop... however, I know nothing of plumbing, woodwork, etc... and I would really like to learn, as I've found out recently that I really enjoy working with my hands. On the upside, I have made a very good start over the last few months on the manual labor side of things (major reorganizations of furniture and purging of "crap" around the house, complete in-sourcing of cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.) but nothing like I would like to someday achieve (re-tiling my shower, doing my own plumbing, minor electrical fixes, re-finishing my wood floors, etc.). I've thought about going to the library, picking up a book and just getting started on one of those projects, but the gulf between my current experience and tackling one of these projects seems just way to big and, frankly, intimidating...
I own very basic tools at the moment (cheap $60 Walmart set).
I can guess a bunch of you have been in this same position I am right now - So how did you cross over?
Thanks in advance!