if you are interested in cutting wood, i would suggest working with the most basic tools to develop your eye and strength.
You could spend some time cross-cutting a few logs with the axe(start with a small axe and cut small softwood), definitely try hewing with the broadaxe and use the adze.
In this way your chisel and power tool work will become freer and easier, and you will develop more knowlege of how the grain works.
And yes, reading, participating in a workshop or finding an existing timberframer in your community to apprentice with will be the keys to your growth.
-Mark in Ontario.