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fromFast Company
17 years ago

Finding New Product Uses

Among my many skills is that of carpentry - master level, frame to finish including cabinet-making. Today, I rode along with someone to install a window in (shiver!) a trailer house. I think they're called "mobile homes" now, but they're 'trailers' to me. Anyway, like most "trailer homes", this one had substantial rot around the window. We had no way to fix it short of inserting pieces of wood to fill the space, caulk heck out of it, then hand-nail the new window trim
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

Meet the Guinness carpenters who make history every festive season at St James's Gate

Our gig was we would set everything up for the guy on shift on New Year's Eve to change and put a temporary sign up for the painters in the first week back in the new year, so they could set up ladders and hand-paint the sign for the full year,
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fromHomebuilding
1 month ago

I paid 3k for a Wickes kitchen and fitted it myself. Here's how it worked out

When my partner and I decided to replace our tired galley kitchen with a new Wickes design, I assumed it would be fairly straightforward. We'd start with a bit of measuring, spend an hour or so making colour and unit choices at the showroom, and then after a couple of flat-pack building sessions (one of my specialities), we'd be done. Spoiler alert: I was wrong.
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Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Wood you believe it? The footballer who made Euro trophy cases on the Wirral

Yana Daniels is creating sustainable trophy boxes for Euro 2025 from Arrowe Park wood after leaving her football career.
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

WATCH: Amish Crew Goes Viral as Deck Speed-Build Leaves Homeowner in Total Shock

In just 24 hours, a TikTok video showcasing Amish workers constructing an entire deck within a single day has amassed over 1.2 million views, generating wide acclaim.
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Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
9 months ago

I did an apprenticeship instead of going to university. I love my job and feel like I've got a 4-year head start on saving for a house.

Matthew Rutherford won a national carpentry award and chose an apprenticeship over university, emphasizing practicality and early financial benefits.
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