My biggest regret about college is not taking that workshop training lab that the Architecture department offered, which was open for any student to join, for free. With a lot of free scraps that can be practiced on. It would have been a great experience.
Now, wood working courses around me cost a thousand bucks, are at least 10 miles away, and are completely full. They only train for power tools, which I don’t have the space for at home.
Where is around you? I can try to offer some suggestions of places that offer hand tool classes or instructors who travel to look for.
If it's nowhere I know of anything, I can at least start out by offering that Mary May does an online woodcarving school of video lessons.
Edited to add:
You appear to be Bay Area (unless you misspelled Berklee, then I can help you). That's an area I know little about the woodworking scene in. You might see if the Krenov School's summer offerings suit your needs. They're in Fort Bragg. The American School of French Marquetry is in San Diego, and is quite specialized.
For an example: I am enrolled in a woodworking class my Park District has. It is $50 for about 8 classes. YouTube is great but having an expert to ask questions to is priceless.
I am also planning on getting a membership to a maker community that has a full shop (just bring your own wood). All the tools you could need. Especially valuable since I live in an apartment and can’t set up my own space if I wanted to. Plus they also have things like metal welding, textiles, electronics facilities and more if I want to branch out from the woodworking. $50 a month. The people I’ve met there also buy in to the community aspect so they are very, very helpful.
Make use of these options if you have them in your city.
Do a search around you for a makerspace. If one doesn’t exist, even better: found one. Woodshop + CNC router + Laser cutter + 3D printer is a great setup. Add metal working, textile shop, software dev / design - that’s a powerful creative powerhouse.
Now, wood working courses around me cost a thousand bucks, are at least 10 miles away, and are completely full. They only train for power tools, which I don’t have the space for at home.