How can I get started in carpentry?

Question

After 3 degrees and 10 years spent building a computer-based career, I'm leaving this career to get into carpentry.

My wife got a great job that gives us the financial freedom for me to take the paycut.

How should I get started?

Answer 1

You might find a carpenter who would let you work as an apprentice. That's how I did it when I was younger.

Answer 2

I found that the best way for me was to buy a house that needed extensive repairs and then do them, since it was my own houe it didn't matter as much, or maybe it mattered more :-) .
But point being one thing lead to another and now I own a remodeling company and have several investment properties. It will be a hard change, since i also came from the corporate world, but when you put your ehad down on the pillow at night, you have a good feeling about what you did that day. Hard work is good for the sole. And its only hard if you dont enjoy it.

Take care and good luck

Answer 3

It's probably a good time to find a city and guilds or BTEC course at your local FE college - they'll start in September

Answer 4

if its something you always have wanted to do. you can go to work as a laborer and learn on the job,. ifnot you can take a carpenters course at a tech school. id go for the tech school. good luck its really an interesting and rewarding career.

Answer 5

nail banger myself,, i learned by doing,, so get yourself a grunt job, toteing, hauling, lifting, doin what your told and take it from there,, my personal fav now is making furniture, i have a nice shop, and just build stuff outta wood,,,,,, it was a standard plank now its some item to be used,, nice calling,, go for it