10-07-2021, 04:10 PM
First, welcome to the group. I am sure you will have lots to add.
I have no formal training- my dad had worked as a carpenter and I grew up on sawdust.
I have a little of everything- framing, finish work, furniture making, artsy-fartsy stuff. I have been called a carpenter, a craftsman, an artist and sometimes call myself a hack
My mindset has always been “ do the best job you can, no matter what you are doing”. If you are digging a ditch, be the best ditch digger you can. That said, different jobs have different expectations. The tolerances fir framing are different than that of fine furniture. However that does not allow one to be sloppy. Plumb is plumb. Level is level. A long time ago my father told me “ put your best guys on framing, then it is much easier to do the trim”
I have no formal training- my dad had worked as a carpenter and I grew up on sawdust.
I have a little of everything- framing, finish work, furniture making, artsy-fartsy stuff. I have been called a carpenter, a craftsman, an artist and sometimes call myself a hack
My mindset has always been “ do the best job you can, no matter what you are doing”. If you are digging a ditch, be the best ditch digger you can. That said, different jobs have different expectations. The tolerances fir framing are different than that of fine furniture. However that does not allow one to be sloppy. Plumb is plumb. Level is level. A long time ago my father told me “ put your best guys on framing, then it is much easier to do the trim”