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Did it for years then got a (((media))) job which looked better to banks
Made some smart purchases that cash flowed very well early on
Oh nice, what is that you do now? If I can support a brother I will.
How much do finish carpenters make? I get that it's based upon location. As a crate technician in LA I make $20/hr...
Carpenters are the one of lowest paid trades unfortunately. But if you're the contractor you have no limit. Or you could get on with a big company and do well.
Like the electricians said the end goal is to become the contractor.
Yeah I thinking of getting my contractors license
I got mine but hardly use it.
@RevStench Now I'm a director for a yuuuge media company. Total fuckin pox all day long
Poz*
Trim carpenters/artisans can make decent money but yeah they don't make as much as elec, plumbers, etc unless your doing work like @RevStench
Your type of restorations are priceeeey .....
For sure, but it's either me or you can call this guy
Hahaha no joke
That's plywood holding the sash together haha
@Pendragon#1229 If you can run small jobs as a contractor and hire subs and do all the carpentry yourself you can make more than just running trim but it's more headaches. I did that for a few years
@Pendragon#1229 You in LA? I built sets for a few years too a looong time ago. That pays decent
Oh cool @Deleted User I bet that was a lot of fun and headache. Got any set you can brag about?
It's a shame carpenters get stiffed on moneybecause there are so many neat things to do.
@RevStench It was NY in the 90s sonit was fun. The only noteworthy set was probably upright citizens brigade on comedy central
No way, I love UCB. Little Donnie is my favorite
I was just a helper basically. And I put together a ton of flats and stages. Then moved back down here and started working with that contractor
Haha little donny
I helped build the inner sanctum set
Their headquarters
Carpentry is one of the most underrated and underused professions
That's really cool man, what neat place to get a start in building.
It's a shame that carpentry has become what it is. I've seen articles over in the Netherlands where they are building multi story buildings with wooden frames again. That's really cool.
Morgan cars still use a wooden frame, that would be a dream job.
Wow that's nuts
That's pretty cool. I wish there was a market for homes like this. I could do this type of work for pleasure.
This guy has making shakes down to a science. I've pretty much memorized his technique, it's good information.
https://youtu.be/UZA1J8RHltY
@RevStench You ever seen the Dick Pernake doc?
Think it was on PBS years ago but it's on YouTube. Ex navy pilot moved to the Alaskan wilderness and built everything by hand. Amazing he filmed all of it on 16mm
No I haven't, I'll look it up.
People show me video's like that house all the time, I appreciate it. But most of the these people say they do things the old ways then I watch and I only see where they skipped the old hard ways for modern things. Like that house they used rebar. No one used rebar for foundations. They also ran the trees through a saw.
Hand hewed logs,
Floor joist for this place built in the 1850s
My family house in New York had hand hewn logs. It was one of the first houses in the area. I used to daydream about what it was like to walk to the middle of nowhere all alone, chop down a few trees, and start building yourself a new life.
I do that same day dreaming almost everyday. Or what it was like when a new town was being built. I go to a lot of small towns, ones with one 4 way stop being the town center. Life was harder but in my opinion better in the good ol'days.
@Joseph McCarthy - NJ Just watched that video. Gods. White people are fucking awesome.
@Deleted User for sure, WE are the builders of cities.