Thread: apprenticeship etc.

get into a modern joinery shop...thats a start.. in a large joinery shop like roseville joinery or the sorts, you will get basic knowledge of oh@s and the names and operations of different sorts of machinery. this basic info will help you hands over fist when looking for the exact job your looking for. the area you are looking at is a very small market, so get broad experience first. even try a trade certificate. a good one to go for is a shipwright. they deal in fantastic timber and very detailed work. extremely rewarding if you get the experience then head to offshore boat builders.

this is one for every one who reads this....i often bite my tongue when people here say "wood" i understand that this is a forum where formality is not required but. if you go for a job...never never never never ever call it "wood" !!!! it is timber. whats the difference? you build with timber and you burn wood... it is often said ... one mans junk is another's treasure. as is one mans wood is another's timber. now i'm sure i will get a heap of comments on that. but do yourself a favor. get into the habit early as an employer that is passionate will tear threads off you for that.

shipwrights that are talented are on very good wickets overseas at the moment as super yachts are in a constant production deadline. if your good ...then you will soar... mark my words, and try to remember all the little people you met along the way.

good luck with your future
i have loved all my years in the building trade doing something i love and still get a buzz out of.

Good advice Glen.

thanks mate
thats a good help.
its hints like that for starting broad which you cant get out of a TAFE website.

Originally Posted by puncypanda

hi
...or trying to stick a stupid lock in a door if you know what i mean...

Firstly all the best with your future endevours, and Glen has given good advise.

Now my boy have you ever fitted a lock? if not then have a go at fitting a lock something like a mortise lock and doing it all by hand - NO power tools, along with recessing the butt hinges into the door and frame and have it all neat like is required in fine furniture making, then you might appreciate the skill required. To gain skills diversity is the best way to learn.

Remember two things: 1. You will never know it all. and 2. You are never too old to learn.

Goodluck Youngin

haha thanks for that.
i did do some work experience with a carpenter on the southern highlands and funnily enough the first thing he set me to work on was fixing his silly door. to tell you the truth that lock was the most agrivating thing ever, although i now can appreciate the level of skill needed. other than the lock the only other thing that i found worse were adjustable hinges, oh and ironing melamine edging (which he had me doing for the vast majority of the week ).
anyways thanks for the advice.