Well, most of my skills are self taught. In college I studied Architecture. Which led me into building construction and it's skill sets: Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, Masonry, Design, Code Compliance. As a child and teen I was always intrigued with how things worked or were built (which got me into quite a bit of trouble. Picture disassembling an American Flyer engine down to unwinding the motor armature). Going forward I learned auto repair, got a lot more skilled at carpentry, learned how to work with metal and plastics. I've used every imaginable hand power tool (and own nearly all of them), own a drill press, bench saw, table saw, chop saw. I worked in graphics arts running a newspaper, as well as architectural CAD, so computer designing is second nature.
In short, I can diagnose just about any project and come up with a solution. It was all about going ahead and trying. I made mistakes, some costly, but gained huge confidence and knowledge to tackle just about anything I set my mind to.
I would like to get better at welding. Lathe work I'd leave to someone more adept.
