{"id":220,"date":"2021-04-03T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T00:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/?p=220"},"modified":"2021-04-11T18:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:55:31","slug":"what-is-a-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/what-is-a-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Maker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well in my opinion it is anybody who can be creative with ideas &amp; put these ideas into motion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crafts &amp; hobbies are different for all folks &amp; you may enjoy Woodworking, Metalwork, Sewing or Plumbing, the possibilities of creation are endless &amp; it\u2019s a matter of just getting up &amp; saying I need to learn this &amp; then turn the brain on to get the cogs in motion.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My Hobby is as a DIY Woodworker &amp; I first found the passion for giving woodworking a go via viewing Steve Ramsay of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBB7sYb14uBtk8UqSQYc9-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodworking for Mere Mortals<\/a>\u00a0fame on YouTube, from there I spent most of my spare time viewing other content on the many social media\u2019s to obtain as much knowledge as I could &amp; it is for this I am always appreciative of what social media can give to us wanting to learn more in our lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gone are the days when the exclusive few were privy to the best education &amp; or Tools, Machinery or Equipment, we can all set up a space with something and get started &amp; our education doesn\u2019t need to be expensive or long term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Maker movement is skilling people from all around the world informally to make their own lives more creative to the point where we tackle a task we may previously backed away from.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-tXch2Ewt_G9wWBQuIoo3Q\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0&amp; with this I have learned other fantastic skills, video making &amp; editing, with this medium I have met some great new friends from all around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My motto in life is don\u2019t sit on the fence &amp; wonder what if, rather become a participant &amp; see where the road leads you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m looking forward to contributing more to this wonderful website &amp; in the future I\u2019d like to do some Reviews, talk about Makers of Interest &amp; what content is happening in this big creative world we live in.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers Sumo<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/articles\/DirkGibbons.php\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Dirk Gibbons<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVisit my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-tXch2Ewt_G9wWBQuIoo3Q\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well in my opinion it is anybody who can be creative with ideas &amp; put these ideas into motion. 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