I am a journeyman carpenter... I went through my 4 year carpenters apprenticeship many years ago. I encourage you all to enjoy the trade. I also received my associated degree while in my apprenticeship. I went on to civil engineering and construction project management. I wish you the best and take pride in all you are involved building. Pass on your skills and knowledge.
Do you have to be smart in math to join or do they get you on hands training as you go ? I graduated but I never been good in school and I really wanna do this just nothing to fail in it
Thank full to see these young men taking their apprentice serious and as a life long career . I have 30 years in Philadelphia and about 3-4 years from pension .
great video. every Carpenter and other trades should learn the exact Metric equivalents(64 sizes) when they see the Imperial(64 sizes) system. i say exact because all of the metric tool sizes are mostly an approximate size. 14 is used for any 9/16th size but 14.2mm is the exact size. 13.8mm is 35/64th.there is no such 9mm size.its 9.1mm or 23/64th. .3mm-1/64th. .7mm-1/32nd. 1.1mm-3/64th. 1.5mm-1/16th. 1.9mm-5/64th. 2.3mm-3/32nd. 2.7mm-7/64th and so on. Carpenters should also learn how to convert 89mm to fractional inch and vice versa without using a calculator. 27 feet 9/16 minus 2 ft 3/32nds. i know a lot of Carpenters that don't know what comes after 7/16th. 29/64th,15/32nd,31/64th. they say 7/16th plus or heavy but don't really know the exact size.
@Bamboo Training I had worked non union for few years doing remodeling and had some experience already. I went and interviewed for a union company just out of the blue one day and they said that since I had past experience they will sponsor me into the apprenticeship with 3 months credit (enough to skip pre-apprentice) and then I can go right into my apprenticeship. It allowed me to skip all that BS that you would normally have to go through and start immediately. They will hire you on as a first year and then you start right away with the curriculum for classes that they have. The biggest thing that helped was having past experience in the trade. Good luck 👍🏼
sup brother. im a new to be local 909 carpenter. been trying to get in for a it now. havent had luck. most just say leave your name and number. know anybody looking to hire new apprentices? @@FazeClown
So you do your 4 year apprenticeship and become a journeyman. Do you then continue to work for the union or can you go work for a contractor after that and get your cirtification and become something like a GC? Is it expected that you will stay and work for the union after you complete your apprenticeship?
Here in MN at least you continue to work for the union pretty much your whole time in that career. The union here is MN is really good so people tend to stick around for anywhere between 5-30 years.
@@joelchrysler6238 I don't agree. My dads using the tin studs for bulkheads and backframing as we finish our basement. But it's a pain to cut. Sharp to handle. A pain to hold drywall while a whole screw screws in. Maybe I don't know what I'm doing with it but i would rather have a loud air compressor, skilsaw and 2x2 strapping and just clean up the mess after but have it be done with.
@@maxnovakovics2568 I'd have to say you're doing it wrong then. They are super easy to cut with snips and even easier with a chop saw. Crimp it in the place you want to hold it and then use a Kelly screw... you're right they can be sharp but you learn how to handle it. It's way faster, No question
Hello guys! Does anybody know how is the carpentry field in Canada? Specially in Nova Scotia? I'm currently 28 and working in a totally different field. I'm moving to Halifax, NS next summer and I was thinking about studying Carpentry and become an apprentice. But I don't know if the canadian field differ too much of the USA field....
Ontario is probably the same as midwest. But NS idk, I might assume more tie up and rigidity for hurricane risk. I do know Florida doesn't have basements and i believe the structural walls are all cinderblock instead of 2x6 lumber. I never hear guys going out East. I know plenty of guys from the East... The work is in Ontario and out West. However good luck in any endeavors. 🤞
Money as a carpenter isn’t good I don’t get why people say it is. You make like 40,000 a year 50,000 tops. When your getting old in age you make 70,000 tops
nyg.cards depends where you live mate, believe me or not I don’t care, my cousin works on this field for 30 years, right now here in Sydney he is getting 2500 a WEEK CLEAN AFTER TAX, he makes more than 100 thousand a year, it takes few years until u get there and only good carpenter gets paid this much here in SYDNEY I don’t know about you or other country but checking how much a carpenter earn on google won’t give u the right answer
You must be NON union. If not you wouldn’t be making this comment. I made $95,000 as a last year apprentice. Journeyman I made $100,000 without overtime. With OT $120,000 easy. New Jersey local 255.
You missed my point....I have been a carpenter my whole life.....67 years young....still...accelerate your learning curve by reading at night as well as working during the day.
Mark 6 New International Version A Prophet Without Honor 1Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, a Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
made a great living !!! if you font like school learn a trade but make sure you go unionbest training etc and money👍keep up the great work you filthy animal's
Yes- Go Union when you can. Don't waste 3 years in renovations like me with barely any pay raises and no benefits while my friends in the union were making 28 to 32 and hour after 3 years with full benefits and 10% vacation pay. Good thing I went back union now and Im loving it. We get paid overtime now! Woohoo! If you do renos- work for a company that cares about its employees- not only health wise- but career wise.
This is not the real carpenters of America union yes I’m a member this is a for profit school that you’ll be paying for years to come the real carpenters union don’t change one red cent to our apprenticeship program join the real carpenters since 1881 building America.union strong 💪
