THE TRADE

TO ALL YOU YOUNG SCHOOL LEAVERS .WHO ARE THINKING OF GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION..I DO KNOW THE  JOB RATE  IS LOW FOR JOBS WORLD WIDE EVEN HERE IN THE UK..BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE. IF YOU DO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION ,BE A CARPENTER/JOINER… FORGET PLUMBING AS ALL YOU CAN DO IS SOLDER JOINTS OR PLUMB IN A BATHROOM. OR IF YOUR GAS REGISTERED FIT A BOILER…… FORGET  PLASTERING OR DRY LINING..  FEW BOARDS HERE AND THERE THEN PLASTER???  IF YOU ARE CLEVER LEARN CARPENTRY/JOINERY?AND DO THE FULL COURSE… YOU CAN THEN DO 1 ST 2 ND FIX ALSO CABINET MAKING./JOINERY.BECAUSE FORGET THE REST OF THE TRADES AS CARPENTRY IS THE BEST OF THE BEST… I DO ADMIT TOOLS COST MORE FOR THIS TRADE… BUT ONCE YOU LEARN CARPENTRY AND THE TIMBERS .YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT. …BUILD CABINETS/ FIT KITCHENS/ BESPOKE FURNITURE/ WOOD TURNING /WOOD MACHINING, ???/ I HAVE BEEN IN THE TRADE DOING CARPENTRY FOR 30 YEARS,YOU HAVE SEEN MY WORK…???   EXPERIENCE OVER THE YEARS I HAVE GAINED. BY LOOK AND LEARN ATTITUDE.A  BRICKLAYER WILL SHOW YOU WHAT HE CAN DO WITH BRICKS?MAYBE A ARCHWAY OR A BARBECUE PLUS BASIC HOUSES/ THE PLUMBER   BASIC PLUMBING OF BATHROOMS/ PLUS IF GAS BOILERS/RADIATORS.DRY LINER HAS IT EASY AS THE CARPENTER HAS DONE THE HARD WORK STUD WALLS ECT??? BEFORE THE DRY LINERS BOARD IT. CARPENTRY IS THE BEST TRADE YOU CAN BE IN BECAUSE YOU CAN LEARN A LOT. CARPENTRY/JOINERY/CABINET MAKING/WOOD MACHINING/LATHE TURNING/PLUS MORE..EVEN THO I SPENT 7 YEARS LEARNING. THIS TRADE FROM CARPENTRY/JOINERY/CABINET MAKING/JIGS AND FIXTURE PLUS TOOL GRINDING. I AM STILL LEARNING,AS CARPENTRY PROGRESSES THROUGH THE YEARS. REMEMBER ONE THING CARPENTRY CAN EXPAND YOUR MIND SO CAN TIMBER WITH OVER 180 SPECIES WORLD WIDE…WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A EXOTIC TIMBER……BUT THATS IS MY EXPERIENCE AS I KNOW?EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT….. BUT TO YOU YOUNGSTERS  WORLD WIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO CONSTRUCTION>? WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL? BE A CARPENTER… GOOD LUCK TO ALL NEW SCHOOL LEAVERS IN YOUR CHOSEN TRADE…