Career as Depicted in Popular (or Unpopular) Culture
Read:
Paddle Your Own Canoe, by actor Nick Offerman (woodworking is in this man's blood) and check out his wood shop online
The Fat Woodworker by Antonio Manetti
See:
Park and Recreation's Ron Swanson (yes, that's Nick Offerman again!)
Episodes of This Old House
Famously talented and innovative woodworker George Nakashima