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ApolloStar2109 said:
I'm still jobless :( I miss my carpentry job
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Didn't know you were a starving wood worker as myself. I've been fighting the ups and downs of the industry since the mid sixties. It takes some of the fun out it. I've been busy this year... working on some million dollar plus homes.
The only new homes going on in my neck of the woods. What type of carpentry were you doing?
 
I was working in worcester MA at some millionairs home (his daughter managed to burn the top 2 floors) mind you it was a six story house we had to replace all the flooring walls everything i also do boat building and cabinet building :)
 
ApolloStar2109 said:
I was working in worcester MA at some millionairs home (his daughter managed to burn the top 2 floors) mind you it was a six story house we had to replace all the flooring walls everything i also do boat building and cabinet building :)
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It's always fun to work wood. I'm a third generation carpenter. I have many cousins and their children and grandchildren in the business. I've always been a trim carpenter/cabinet maker. I've had the opportunity to build about everything at least once but I've never built a boat.
 
I made a sail boat dingy(think i spelt that right XD) its really relaxing i truly enjoyed building it ive also built a shed for charity and a porch for my friends parents then i got that job in worcester once i have my.own home i wanna have my.own work shop
 
Fashioning things of wood has it's own special reward. It's always special if you can make a living at it as well. I've created things with my hands that will far out last me. They will be of use and admired long after I'm dust. That's the special reward.
Making a living at it is far more difficult. The economy has us all struggling to survive these days. Working wood is only one a gazillion occupations that has taken a huge hit the past few years. I hope you can find a niche working wood if you love it.
 
olbriar said:
Fashioning things of wood has it's own special reward. It's always special if you can make a living at it as well. I've created things with my hands that will far out last me. They will be of use and admired long after I'm dust. That's the special reward.
Making a living at it is far more difficult. The economy has us all struggling to survive these days. Working wood is only one a gazillion occupations that has taken a huge hit the past few years. I hope you can find a niche working wood if you love it.
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You should start a custom, star wars wood carving business, i would be your first customer!
 
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This is more my forte
 
I'm lucky in that I get paid to build some neat things. Some crazy things too. I thought about posting a pic of a ceiling I did last year. It was all constructed out of reclaimed railroad bridge timbers. The beams were all weathered and had mortise and tendons where they were put together.. without bolts or nails. Pretty rough and extremely difficult to turn into a finished product.. but they were way cool looking.. if you like that kind of look. I thought about posting a circular stairway pic I did a few years back. Or the library cabinets and desk I did in the last house. Or pics or the theater room/stage I did a couple of years ago. Like I said... I get the opportunity to build some neat stuff. Anyone can build the stuff.. the tricky part is making a living at it.
 
WOW! That's some really awesome stuff. And I can't speak for anyone else but I'd love to see pics of the other stuff you've built. I fought to take wood shop for my elective all through high school and liked it a lot but you made it an art.
 
BabyBlues said:
Absolutely beautiful.
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Aren't those beams crazy? The pic doesn't do them justice. The main beam is over twenty feet long and is 14 inches by 14 inches. I'm guessing it weighed close to a ton. Those holes you see is where the intersecting bridge timbers married to one another with a mortise and tendon. A wooden peg was then driven through that joint to hold it together. The peg holes were near two inches in diameter. The beams are hand chopped. Fastening them to the ceiling without seeing any fasteners was my challenge. They are held up with half inch all thread that goes through the ceiling and is fastened through bridging running through the roof trusses.
 
Awesome work, olbriar! I never made it much past wood shop in high school, but I have always considered wood working a true art form. Much respect!
 
Trust me... anyone can work wood. It does help to have the right tools.. as in any profession. The tough part is to be able to do a project cheap enough to be hired and be fast enough to make a decent wage while doing it. My father was a carpenter so I grew up in the business. His father was carpenter as well... I have had the advantage of a lot of handed down knowledge and experience. It's too bad I didn't come from a long line of bankers or doctors.
 
I liked creating things. Never did anything big or fancy. I was happy just to be in the shop with the sound of the tools and the smell of the cut wood.
 
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