>Going into a Woodcraft or specialty lumber yard for the first time sucks because some old white guy makes you feel dumb.
I've found people to be generally really helpful and patient. My experience is that they really love newbies coming by - there's fewer and fewer people doing woodworking, so the chance of getting a long term repeat customer is a pretty big deal.
I'm sorry you've had poor experiences like that. I've not been involved in the community for an extended period of time, and have found people to be generally incredibly helpful and patient.
I've found people to be generally really helpful and patient. My experience is that they really love newbies coming by - there's fewer and fewer people doing woodworking, so the chance of getting a long term repeat customer is a pretty big deal.
I'm sorry you've had poor experiences like that. I've not been involved in the community for an extended period of time, and have found people to be generally incredibly helpful and patient.