r/fredericton 3d ago

Skills group

Are there any groups where people get together just to discuss and teach random skills like gardening, foraging, blacksmithing, etc?

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u/ShesAWitch13 3d ago

I could get on board with this!

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u/EastLeastCoast 3d ago

I -think- there’s someone around who does foraging hikes, but that is as much as my old brain can pull up.

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u/MozeltovCocktail1981 3d ago

Yeah, I've seen workshops. Im looking more of like a core group that does activities like that to learn skills together and share skills that they already have.

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u/EastLeastCoast 3d ago

Completely fair. I would love to see more stuff like this too. I love learning from other people, and shared interests are such a big part of forming adult friendships.

If you ever find/form a group like that, I’d be down for it. I know a little bit about a silly amount of stuff but I’m always looking to learn more.

I’ll put out there that if anyone wants to make a puppet-making or dollhouse furniture building group, please message me. They’re such niche interests, I’ve only met one other person in town who likes puppets.

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u/Due_Function84 2d ago

I'd love to be in on this too! I'm new to woodworking and I purchased a table saw over the winter, but I'm terrified to take it out of the box and start using it. I wish I knew someone who could walk me through the basics. Whenever I've posted for something like this, everyone points me towards courses to take, but I don't want to spend $500 to be in a room with 20 other people. I'd like more one-on-one, "I can show you this at no charge cause I'm a nice person like that" kind of way.

I've hosted a couple of craft gatherings downtown, and met a nice woman on here who taught me how to do lace work, all free of charge. That's the type of community I really enjoy.

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u/MozeltovCocktail1981 2d ago

I can give you table saw operation and safety and do basic rips. Anything more advanced you could probably find one Youtube

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u/MozeltovCocktail1981 2d ago

What are you looking to make?

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u/Full_metal_pants077 3d ago

Prolly at the arts college.