Loved the arsenal of tools you have . In the capable hands of a carpenter as well . Awesome !! . I was mesmerized while watching you and looking at the workmanship in the background and the surroundings . Thinking " These guys and this guy do really clean work " and then thinking about how many here in the US that claim they been doing it all their life . Can't come close to what I see here . Was also thinking how many here in the USA only become skilled in one phase of carpentry . Like only frame or only interior trim . If you take a framer and ask him to do siding , They don't have a clue or only apply the skills of a framer and " It's good enough and can't see it from my house " ..I see a well rounded carpentry here . To me that is the way it's done . Cross-trained well rounded, capable in all aspects of carpentry . Awesome .
I can’t take all the credit. There’s a lot of subcontractors all doing their bit, plus a project manager overseeing everything. Due to time constraints, there’s also a few things I would like to have fixed but couldn’t. But, all in all, I’m pretty happy I managed to pull this job out of the dire state it was in when I stated there 3 months ago. I’ve noticed that about carpentry in the states too, and then a lot of complaining from trim carpenters that framers suck. The beauty of our system is we generally do or are experienced in every aspect of carpentry and often have to deal with our own mistakes, so there more incentive to do things properly. There are plenty, though, who are smashing out units and cookie cutter houses that are well below the standards I expect.
@@nakedapprentice Absolutely correct . I guess there at times so much building here . That you can spend an entire carpentry career as a framer or a siding man , or interior trimmer . Never knowing what you built and how you might have just hurt the next guy down the line. Framers will squeal about masons begets . Drywall hangers squealing about framers, Many times , Finish carpenters act as though they are the wisest of all . That's because it all ends with them LOL . Here in The US , especially around larger cities . Even framing was cut up into smaller sub-groups . One crew only builds first floors , Another crew does only walls , another crew only does second floors , Another only does second floors walls and another only does roof or trusses . This was the a perfect recipe for end result junk and pandemonium . It kept carpenters dumb and pigeon holed , Thus pay was less per man but production in their minds increased . I tried to enter that world 35 years ago . Tested it and realized that it will take me nowhere , I guess it was based on Henry' Ford's means of production Where one guy only knows left side tires and lug nuts. But would not know what to do on the right side . Yet they were building a car !! .. Every one of your video's . I see you are going down the right path of carpentry . Not solely for the monetary gain , but the overall gain for yourself , contractors and ultimately homeowners
I guess it’s a bit like my old line of work, frame and truss production in a factory. No did respect to those guys, but they often don’t understand the implications of some of their short cuts or simply don’t care because they are pretty poorly paid. When I went out into the real world of carpentry, everything about framing really started to fall into place.
I’m soon done at a Norwegian construction and building school, about to be an apprentice. At that school they have most of the essential power tools, so as a student you only need a tool box and your personal hand tools and ppe. It’s a two year education, plus two years as an apprentice. At the end of year one I bought an impact driver that I could use, as the drills at school weren’t that many, and some weren’t much to speak of. During summer vac I bought a multi tool, grinder and orbital sander for some renovation back home and at my sisters house. During fall of year two I got myself a hammer drill and a jig saw. The hammer drill I bought to be used for projects while the jig saw was gifted. During winter I bought a portable vacuum cleaner, and was gifted a small leaf blower for Christmas. This spring I got a circular saw and a mitre saw. So overall my setup is quite complete before even starting my apprenticeship. Some might say that I’ve wasted my money that I’ve earned, but I think of it as and investment. I’ve invested in high end tools from makita, and I’ve bought them for exact purposes, and most of the time on sale. These tools will last for long, and I can use them for so many applications. The company that I’ll start my apprenticeship in already has tools, so I don’t need to use my private tools, but it is nice to be kitted for private projects or if I’ll start a future business.
No sir, you did right. Keep it up. As welder, invested in a lot of things - and now as a journeyman I still have them and still getting lots of use of ‘em.
Awesome man. Buying good quality tools that make you more efficient at your job is absolutely the way to go. For some tools, there is simply no effective substitute. For example, I bought my 125mm circular saw specifically so I could cut out my flooring at home to relevel it. The alternative was doing it with a multitool and probably speeding hundreds on blades and many hours. I’ve since found so many uses for it, which my other saw won’t do.
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Battery table saw is probably one that i use a ton. Bought it on a crazy sale from toolshed thinking i might not use it much, i was so wrong. Hope makita makes one soon so you can add it to your kit.
Absolutely. I’ll need to have a van before I can cart one around though - my car is already riding pretty low. There’s been requests for a new Makita table saw for years and rumours saying they won’t because of health and safety restrictions. I think there’s new standards coming in the US, which will make it even worse. From what I understand, sawstops are becoming a requirement there.
I do have one, but I can’t get into corners with it. I need to find one that is more of an axe head shape, so I can get the corners without over cutting them. I can’t take the credit for the jigsaw. Someone gave me that tip on either Instagram or the origin cladding video a couple of months ago. I don’t know how well normal timber blades go, but I’m using tungsten carbide ones, which were pretty cheap.
Yup, and that confused me when I first started my apprenticeship and was looking at getting a badder. In NZ, we pretty much just use 16G bradders for carpentry. Furniture makers may use 18 and 23, and I think some factory workers may use 15 ga. We fit our doors here with screws generally, so no nail gun is needed for that.
Thanks mate. Did you see the previous video where we got the vast majority of it done? It was just those flashings, which create a fire break in the cavity, that had us waiting to finish it.
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For finishing work, very rarely. At that point everything should already be square. Even for framing, we mark out most of our frames with chalk lines and square them using 3-4-5. For smaller walls, not worth chalking, I do use a framing square.
New subscriber here, I enjoyed that. Looks like a good kit of tools, maybe a 360⁰ line laser would be handy, I find them great, also a track saw but thats a bit more specific use stuff
Thank for your feedback. Yeah, I definitely need my own laser, but I am borrowing the bosses one at the moment. When I get a van, I’ll get a few more things, including a track saw
Yup, in Christchurch. I did a few trips to Wānaka for my old company, but the boss made the difficult call to close down the Chch crew early this year. Are you in Christchurch as well?
@nakedapprentice Nah, I'm based in Nelson but recognized some of the scenery as I was in Christchurch hospital for a week having surgery, got back to Nelson today.
