I think woodworking is something that you can teach yourself.
I made my first bat at the age of 14. I have a grandad who has had 35 years experience in the woodworking field, and he was brilliant. I would use the drawknife and if i was having trouble, he would show me how to do it better and leave me to it. If I remember correctly, he just stood there and watched me make it.
I am rabbling on here, but the reason is that I learnt how to use the basic tools from simply taking it slowly and not trying to be the next julian millichamp by taking huge amounts of wood off in one go!
My recommendation is buy a kashmir cleft off someone (CJI cricket do them for around £15 last time I checked) and if you can shape that bat, then you will find it easier when you use English willow. If you are confident enough to make a bat from english willow, then do the same as you did on the kashmir (taking your time, only removing small bits of willow at a time), because one small slip and you could completely ruin a cleft.
I hope this helps.