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[AMA] I am a professional construction carpenter. Feel free to ask me anything. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I've been working in construction for the past 11 years at this point with a few years before that in a part time role. I'm more than happy to lend whatever knowledge or insights I may have about work, life, or whatever.

I will be checking in sporadically to see if there are questions.

EDITED WELL AFTER QUESTIONS STOPPED: I'm still active-ish on Lemmy, so if you happen to find this and have a question, I will likely still get back to you.

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[-] l_b_i@yiffit.net 7 points 11 months ago

How did you get into it?

[-] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 months ago

I had a neighbor who was a carpenter and was willing to give me a job for a bit. I spent a lot of time doing very minor things, most of which had very little to do with carpentry. After that I applied for a decent amount of carpenter airbrush jobs online, though most wouldn't accept my previous experience.

So I ended up taking a practical test at the local union apprenticeship school and managed to do well enough to get asked to join.