FTF #17 Should I Become A Carpenter? My Experience
FTF #17 Should I Become A Carpenter? My Experience
A lot of young guys have been asking me if they should choose carpentry and construction as their career so I thought I would share my experience.
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Thanks man
Love your comments. Mike Rowe of dirty jobs seems to believe that a tradesman can start out at $45,000 and progress to $120,000 in a year or two. I’ve never known that to be the case.
In Houston Texas it seems as if most top level guys who aren’t really hustling and content to be working as independent contractor carpenters make around $25 to $30. Many make a lot less. The key is entrepreneurship. Learning to run a business, hustle, develop a smooth operating business, cultivate your market.
I believe I do know the "secret" of operating a good business. I had asked a very successful flooring contractor his "magic formula" for running a very smoothly running operation. He said "It takes about 10 years".
I’m sure business geniuses on the internet would digress, but that seems pretty accurate.
THAT was very well spoken TRUTH!
In USD that’s $15 to $20. Nothing to thumb you nose at but you’re not going to be rich.
Thank you for this! I’m starting my first job as a appreciate in a couple days. Super excited! 🙂
I started carpentry last year and i make $31 an hour in san fransisco im an apprentice
This is the information age. He who works like a slave, and prostitutes himself for $$, will make some.
This video was amazing . This is my first time and I already subscribe to your channel. Everything was of important valuable . adopting , improving, learning , growing and have multiple source of income. Thanks man you did a great job .
Welders make great money in the us
my what a big pulpit you have…….you do speak truth though.
"DOMINATE." Bet his wife does most of that.
for those talking about cost per hour…
Some trade jobs, it could be high $$/hr but the work itself could be short-term. The boating industry, there are workers who charge $100/hr, but the work they do could be few hours to few days (depending on type of job), but then many days where there’s no work at all in between projects. The main thing is trying to get high $$/hr AND continuous work. Some fields, it’s just difficult. Due to the high rates, I tend to do projects on my boat myself to save money (but doesn’t necessarily save time). I imagine many woodworking projects are the same in that there are many days without paid work, which is why $$/hr can sometimes be higher.
Great information at 23 I have some thinking to do and get this done. Thank you sir.
BS when I started I was working for 1.25 hr. 1960
Just wait until you don’t bid a job high enough and have to work for free to fulfill your contract. Subcontracting or general contracting is the only way to make a decent living, but it is very risky.
Samurai!!!! I recently purchased a table saw and built myself an outdoor shower. I want to get into carpentry as a hobby, but want to build furniture, mainly with hand carved joinery.
I have a limited budget for the time being and don’t know how to prioritize which tools to buy first. I have a table saw, a radial arm saw and that’s about it. What would be your absolute must have tools if you were to start your collection from scratch?
I just gave a standing ovation to this little gem. My coworker looked at me like a was crazy!
Great video Samurai. So I am currently studying at university. My two-year associates degree that I am study is in Architectural Woodworking and Cabinetry, as well a four-year bachelors degree in Construction Management. I would like to also complete a Carpentry Apprenticeship. My end goal is to be a licensed builder and developer, but also having experience in the carpentry side of it. Having a basis in the business management side as well as the trade side. Does this study path sound good to you? Would you recommend to be doing a carpentry apprenticeship while I’m in school working towards my university degree? I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
I am 76 years old worked all my life in woodworking. Carpenter. My experience is most the time it is TO cold or TO Hot. Nothing will ever work like it is suppose to. NO one will do their job the way they should. NO choose another job!
Not buying it, tone it down a bit, humbleness is a virtue to be had. I. IM, I, IM , I IM….. WE GET IT. Tell your Aunt and Uncle thank you and make them something from the heart..
I don’t know for you but here in Sydney a carpenter earns 2500 a week
No disrespect intended but by the sounds of it, you have money management issues.
Samurai!!!! I recently purchased a table saw and built myself an outdoor shower. I want to get into carpentry as a hobby, but want to build furniture, mainly with hand carved joinery.
I have a limited budget for the time being and don’t know how to prioritize which tools to buy first. I have a table saw, a radial arm saw and that’s about it. What would be your absolute must have tools if you were to start your collection from scratch
I hear what your saying. As an electrician I was making $28 an hour here in Maryland, great except for getting laid off periodically, in between lay offs it was unemployment or working at a remodeling company if you could find it. Problem was you never knew when you were going to lose your job. So after working in a service department of a national home builder making $18 an hour for a year and a half I got laid off in 2007 as did a lot of folks. I had a side job that night putting in ceiling fans and haven’t looked back. Working for myself has been the second most stressful thing I’ve ever done but the most rewarding personal accomplishment . I now have a successful business and a partner.
Keys: work hard, do what is asked of you and more, learn everything you can and if you want more you are going to have to get it yourself because most of us don’t have someone to hand it to us and I’m glad I didn’t.
ayy we’re neighbors from across the ocean. cheers from van. this is extra useful due to the relevance of salaries n whatnot
In Ontario you’ll be lucky if a legit carpenter had anything to do with your house.
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25 a hour is good money most 18 wheeler drives doesn’t make that much a week and be gone from their families 6 months at a time on the road alone if you think about the pro’s and con’s you do get to go home every night and be with your family and never miss a day of your children’s life now on the other hand if you trying to be the bread winner of the house like your wife a stay at home mother you got over 3 kids hell naw its not going to work for you but at the same time you put yourself in that situation to the point you swimming in responsibility yeah you have a lot to complain about but a relationship is 50/50 and if you trying to live above your standard yeah it won’t work put its all about managing your money and putting back thats what America about
You, Sir, are a special one…As a family man and aspiring carpenter, I appreciate the efforts and sacrifices you and your wife take to make these videos possible. Thank you for sharing. The quality of your work is admirable, and the public sharing of your extensive experiences are invaluable! I appreciate you. PleaSE EXCUSE MY POOR ENGLISH
Ive been telling people for years that college is just a scam. Its a business. Learn a vocation…a trade. Welding, carpentry, mechanical….youll always be able to make money
are you hiring? sask is flat and boring. not many big trees out here i can plant and harvest. haha.
Thanks for the honest and sensible talk. I have been practicing woodworking from home from quite a long time and I love the way of woodwork you guys do and I’m very inspired by it. I’m not a full time woodworker but I’m doing everything to be one.
you spoke about $50/h as a contractor pessimistically. I don’t understand sir. $50/h is enough for a house for sure, you made it sound otherwise
Get a fixer upper and fix and rent..do this when u see market is low..do this a few times and in 5 years you can be a millionaire. It is not enough to have great skills and work for a company.. The illegal mind set had destroyed living wages…wake up..government don’t care….
Awesome words of wisdom I worked for 20 years in the custom picture framing business I am a professional photo restoration artist and took any jobs that I could and even ones out of my comfort zone. I started using YouTube and documented most of my house build and I am still building. I wanted to show people that it was possible to build a house mortgage fee and my slogan is one board at a time one day at a time. Now this did not just happen I fell too in 2009 I lost our home the economy crashed and no money was coming in I felt horrible as a single father looking at my daughter as they locked the door on our home a home I worked hard for. The movie Pursuit of happiness is one that as a father is hard to watch and brings tears to my eye cause I lived it but I picked myself up and with my belief in God and my faith I was able to overcome and get back on my feet and start all over again. These our some of Gods life lessons and I am glad I went through it even though it sucked it taught me a valuable lesson. If you put your mind to anything you can and will accomplish it but you have to do the work.
I enjoyed this video, very true words spoken here.
He’s also an Astronaut, and a Football player.
Good Advice! Ganbate!
Speed x1.5 does the job
Spot on talking money. Carpenter is an honest living. If enough is all you long for it’s a great choice. I wouldn’t be a carpenter if I could start over but I enjoy myself most every day. Sleep fine at night and don’t do without much
Samurai!!!! I recently purchased a table saw and built myself an outdoor shower. I want to get into carpentry as a hobby, but want to build furniture, mainly with hand carved joinery.
I have a limited budget for the time being and don’t know how to prioritize which tools to buy first. I have a table saw, a radial arm saw and that’s about it. What would be your absolute must have tools if you were to start your collection from scratch?
You do think a lot of yourself
spittin’ truth
This is great. I’m about to jump aboard. Thanks man!
sometimes being a man of value can out way being a man of success
just subscribed, good talk in this vid about work in the industry. thank you for shareing.
@thesamuraicarpenter I’m a carpenter, painter, photographer, filmmaker, actor and marketing expert. I also have a college degree. You’re right! One has to add more skills than just one set of skills to be successful in this world. As wages continue to fall, many of us have to find other forms of skills to adapt to the growing demand of quality work.
Great talk. Thanks.
My advice to those who want to do carpentry, travel and make some good cash get a STCW and work on Yachts as a Deckhand/carpenter, there is always demand for skilled craftsmanship.