Its one of the most honorable professions in my opinion. If you are unethical it will show in your work. Carpentry makes it impossible to be unethical in you will always be found out and rather quickly I might add.

My ex was a school teacher with a 4 year degree. All of her friends had the same. I was a framer and they always looked down their noses at me as i never made it to college. Starting out I made double what they made. As the years passed took I advantage of an excellent trade that made excellent money. They were stuck in a boring job. I retired with a full bank account and they all retired, even with their pension, broke. You don’t need a formal education to be rich in America. It’s an honorable career. Stick with it. You will never regret it.

When I was 25 I had to choose between getting my contractor's license or going back to college. I chose the college route. Now I'm a 62-year old structural engineer, looking to get my contractor's license, I can't wait to get back to building!

My parents steered me away from the building trades and pressured me into going to college. Years later, my wife and I ended up building two of our own houses and remodeling numerous others. Building my own house was one of THE most rewarding things I did in my lifetime. We still live in house #2. I'm more proud of that house, than anything I accomplished in my corporate career.

Thanks for sharing. I don’t know where we went wrong in thinking that going to college was the only way you were going to succeed in life. I think it had to do with the tv shows and movies promoting it maybe back on the ‘80s and it went downhill from there. I nearly got stuck into this way of thinking as well but it just didn’t seem right. Success is measured in so many ways but best by the person whose pursuing it. I went a different route and spent 10 years in the US Navy Seabees and learned a trade while I got to see the world while I figured out what I wanted do in life. I’m about to finish my MBA but don’t really need it as my trade has gotten me where I am today. Good luck in the future. You have a promising road ahead of you.

That’s poetry my friend!

square, plumb, true and flush.

@@cofee28 Nice point.

okay but what does it… mean? 0.1º? I don't think you can achieve 0.01º with lumber, there's always going to be some tolerance if frequently "until you hit the limit of your measurement tools or materials"

Keep at it bud, i started the same way and am now a subcontractor and builder. It takes a while to learn it all. But you watching videos in your free time will definitely make you a stronger carpenter quickly.

The less people the better your pay will be

How does it feel after 2 more years of experience? You know more now than what you did back then if your still at it. Keep doing your best and things will go your way, good work.

@@anervousdude5043 I am definitely confident enough to frame a house by myself, I am making a lot more since then also lol $$ and I basically just really love what I do and I’m really thankful for channels like this because I am not lying when I say I wouldn’t be anywhere close to where I am am without these videos… also FramingBeast and CrazyFramer are 2 very useful framing channels especially for me being Canadian also

Keep fighting the good fight, young Padawan.

agreed

True.

2 pay cheques?

Yea you right about the rare breed..

Yep no computers going to do it like that

Agreed. His knowledge is just not the same as what someone on the job site will tell you, and he would be righter. There are simply things we can't recreate from history because the skills were lost. Technology = The study of technique.

Could not agree more. I am young and learning but hungry. School was never truly a option for financial and to be honest, ethical reasons id almost say. I have learned from watching closely, and the willingness to do it myself. Recently found this channel and wish I would've a long time ago. Would've saved me looking real dumb in the beginning. Lololololol

This guy would get laughed off a jobsite building houses. He likes to hear himself talk and his little "tricks" don't save any time. I've cut thousands of rafters with just a minute or two on my framing calculator but if I stopped the whole crew to lay rafters out on the deck with his cute little way of doing it there would be a fight.

@@DavidBrown-mm8fx good for you

@@DavidBrown-mm8fx Well maybe so. But for first timers and probably first timers only, they can at least start to understand about a trade they are interested in. Makes great money too if you learn it.

@@sipthewater professional framing crews rely on speed as much as quality. Most start as laborers carrying materials as they observe, learn and work their way up to actual framers and saw men. You learn NOTHING by using tricks like he did on these rafters. You would have to do it every time for different pitches. He would be better serving his viewers by taking the time to show how to properly use a speed square and read pitch, backside angles, hip etc...Teach them so they understand what they are doing and can learn and utilize the skills necessary to work on ANY framing crew. Teach them how to use and understand a framing calculator and figure rafters, stairs etc.. Quit patting this clown on the back. There are much better videos to learn from. I've seen one of his videos that realistically could get someone killed.

Beautifully said.

Right on. There’s a reason many woodworkers use story sticks.

Free? He gets millions of views per video.

curious George

U1 I

I am a millennial Handyman, and I agree you don't find many people like me at my age of 28 that are into being able to fix things, or even learning how to do different things even if it's not relevant of your trade. I am proud of what I know and have learned, and appreciate every one of the people that have taught me new things to get me to where I am today.

U1 totally true, I am a millennial not really handyman but still do some DIY handwork and when my younger millennial friends (around 10 years younger than myself) see me doing something with wood or gardening, they are like "wow, you truly belong to another generation" and make me feel so old :(

Damn I wish I had a worm drive saw here in UK. you get so much torque

Sir

Do you just fly by the seat of your pants?

Very much like how I am, I have always been very interested in the medical field, But I am a Handyman by trade. There are many things I know how to do, and I always enjoy and welcome learning more and more everyday.

This speaks lots to me, thank you mate.

And yet here I am a physician subscribed and regularly watching his videos wishing I would have paid better attention to all the knowledge and experience of those carpenters, mechanics, farmers, and ranchers in my early life as well. At least we have KZfaq!

My brother from another mother! My life has been as varied as yours. It makes for an interesting ride. Not wealthy or secure, but VERY interesting and fulfilling. Never dull. Exhausting, but never dull. Well done, you. Finish strong. 🙏

John Gritman p0ñ 2500hd

I get the square and plum but what’s the true about?

John Gritman The things you mentioned, shop etc. we’re things that used to be part of the educational system . I took wood shop in 9th grade they also had metal shop . In high school there was auto shop small engine rebuild and repair etc. some body decided we should all go to college. The girls also had their own useful classes as well. Heck they even got rid of dodgeball.

@@ken-mb5cp true is straight

now that is somthing that would be very helpfull.

Could anyone explain why at 9:16 to his left there are 2 studs close together and then its 16"oc the rest of the way??

@@originalbossplayaz the stud all the way to the left is an end stud, it does not fall within layout. A stud you put on the end so that you have a surface to nail into the other wall.

@@Adam-sw8cc yes and the one right next to the end stud is on the layout then?

@@originalbossplayaz yes

I saw him measure three time before he cut the joists on another video....

You'll never regret learning a trade. I've been a licensed plumber since 1987.

Essential Craftsman you remind me of my grandfather who flew to Hawaii to so construction for his daughter. Luggage was loaded with his skil worm drive non magnesium saw and host of other tools. He had to pay extra cash tip to get them into checked luggage. Pre 911 when that used to work. Since his death I have the saw still, it's definitely not light but sweet cutter. Great videos thanks for doing them.

@Hello James how are you doing

Not good proper

@@rogerlein2216 me fail English unpossible

Wrong channel Roger 😀

@@rogerlein2216 Did you want to try again with some punctuation?

Hellz ya bro. Homie spittin that English like it finna go outta style

wtf is "true"

@@wikimon straight

and they didn't pay for the second L

It kind of sucks when his Skilsaw freehand cut is better than my tablesaw cut! LOL

Oh so thats how you use a skilsaw.....

Maynard, you clown...not many experienced carpenters work a 24 hour day.

Consider becoming an engineer, to understand *why* it all works ... You've still got time to do so.

Make custom table tops, boss decided to train a personal acquaintance to help during COVID. Table edging had spaces busses could drive through. I offered to help, first thing was that you scribe everything and leave extra until you are right there but for the love of voodoo throw that tape measure away...

@@alexkitner5356 Yea when in the shop or trimming a house, but framing? Scribing is a no. All framing should be done by transferring measurements. Its a huge waste of time and energy to carry framing material back and forth scribing lol. You would be ridiculed for scribing...ESPECIALLY PLATING WALLS!. maybe if your cut man Fs up a gable stud, you scribe it and give it back.... scribing is amateur shit these days

You could bet your life the blokes that gave it a thumbs down wouldn't be able to build a dog kennel

I get like that too lol...I want it all lined up.

@ C C Yes. He missed his calling for narrating books. His voice and diction are perfect for that. Sort of like the narrator David McCullough in the Ken Burns' 'The Civil War (miniseries)" It's not too late for him to do this.

I could watch one of his videos every day. I worked with home builders in the early 70s. None of them showed me any of this. A lot of mistakes were hidden when walls were finished. And no these were not cheap homes. This was a great video. Will buy shirt to help you to keep producing videos.

Fucken dead

Morgan Freeman ain't got shit on this guy.

His voice reminds of Utah Phillips

Me. too. We have snow 9 months out of the year.

Colin pierce I’m from Arizona only seen snow like a few times and I am 32 years old

Yes, but l think July is not that great there.

A HOA is nothing more than a signed agreement between both parties.

Yeah, but you may just sign to allow anal retentive pinheads to make up rules as they fit after the agreement.

@ Mike C Yes, and not knowing every little thing they require can be a big pain in the butt a few years down the road. A contract is a contract, though, so you've gotta follow it or amend it. Most people learn to pay close attention when moving on to their second home, because the first time you "close" on a house it is a flurry of signatures and nodding.

Yup. Mickey mouse

I was thinking that before the shed was built, the owners should have brought in a mason to raise the block wall a couple of courses.

As someone who is not savvy with such details, what did you look for and what were the other errors that you caught?

I was in an unenviable position when my house was being built. About a week after we closed on everything -- paper signing that went on forever, or so it seemed -- I lost my job, and as I looked frantically for a new job, I visited the house 2 times a day, once in the morning, and again after the workers had all gone home, but before the sun went down. One thing I did was look for every nail that missed the floor joists and hammer them back up, then put them into the joists. I have a nice framing hammer. Oh, after the first time I hit my thumb with it, I dulled all the sharp points. Silly thing though, I don't remember hitting my thumb after I dulled it. EC talks about that in a video he did on hammers. Excellent video. Back to flooring: The reason I re-did the nails that missed the floor joists is because they either went down the side or cracked the joist and came out the side. Every one of those creates a creaky floor. Squeaky floors are annoying. My floor has NO squeaks in it at all. My house is a 4 level split, so there are a lot of floors. I think it's pretty cool not to have any squeaks anywhere. We can walk everywhere without making noise from the floor. Another thing I did, as I mentioned, was to pull out bad studs from the wall. There's a saying that good drywall can hide bad framing. I disagree. I think bad framing makes drywall more expensive and less sturdy. Those were the major things. The other things I found were major errors by the cement crew and framing crew. They poured the foundation in reverse. I wanted my garage on the West side of the house so the heat of the afternoon sun would heat it up instead of the house. I had them re-pour it so I got what I was paying for. The next thing was the framers forgot a part of the wall that made our dining room bay window 4 inches lower on one side, which was very annoying. They fixed it because it was an embarrassing mistake. However, the next mistake was beyond embarrassing, and they tried to convince me to let it go. That was they put the floor joists on the top level the wrong direction, which made putting the hang-over bedroom walls impossible. They wanted me to have 2 bedrooms on that level 7 feet wide instead of 9 feet wide. That wasn't going to fly. They had to bring a crane in to fix that mess. Needless to say, the contractor I hired to build the house, fired that framing crew after they finished my house, which took over 2 months longer to complete. That cost them more than just the cost of bring a crane in to lift the wall while they turned the floor joists from East-West to North-South. I'll probably remember other things, but the floor was the most important, other than fixing the mistakes. That has made for a quiet home for the past 22 years since we moved in. Is it our "dream" home? Probably not. As we've grown older, and the joints are getting more worn out, we are wondering about getting a rambler-style home where we only have stairs occasionally when we need to get something from the basement.

You're so right about creaky floors. They annoy me so much. It's one of those mistakes that residents don't notice until later and is already hidden by a floor.

Maynard, Here in Utah, the lumber is typically so dry that it cracks before you see any sap come out. I don't know if it's the type of lumber we get, or the long distances it has to be shipped, but when I buy 2x4s at the local Home Depot or Lowe's for projects I'm doing, such as the chicken coop I designed and built a few years ago, I don't have to worry about lumber not being dry enough. It's the opposite issue we face here. The 3 structural things were the foundation (re-pour close to 1/3 of it), the kitchen bay window missing an entire 2x4 section causing it to be 4" lower on one end than the other, and the upstairs bedrooms not over-hanging according to the architectural requirements. They had to hire a crane and lift the entire front section of the house while they changed the direction of the floor joists from East/West orientation to North/South orientation so they could extend the entire wall on that floor level out another 2 feet, as the drawings indicated. The middle of the 3 wasn't nearly as expensive as the other 2, but was a major error. Had they left it, which wasn't going to happen from either my point of view or the site manager for the builder, the entire upper level would have also had a problem with the structural strength of the East wall. Since the completion, we've found the siding company used 1/2 the number of nails they were required to. I've replaced over 100 square feet of siding; most because of the winds we get ripping it from the side of the house, but a lot of the rest because I went through and added the missing nails myself. Also, the roofing has blown off a bit at a time so we've replaced most of it since moving in. There are large portions that haven't needed anything, but almost half of it has had to be replaced because they did a poor job on that as well. It's been a comedy of errors, frankly, and had I known what I know now, we never would have used the builder we did. They were the largest in the valley at the time, and I guess none of the shortcuts they used on our home were being used enough for their reputation to have been sullied as it has since. We have been in the home for 22 years now, and if it wasn't on the property it is, we'd have moved long ago and started over. You can rest assured we'll never use a company called Patterson Construction again, and writing that down gives me a little satisfaction after so many errors and so much personal cost.

Maynard you're right about the green board at least for down here in Florida, most of the time the pt boards are like 4 times as heavy as white because of how waterlogged they are :p