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This is a British forum Mike, I suspect we do things very differently over here.

 

We use fullstops for a start.

 

oooooooh cruel but fair DA, cruel but fair. (I have a feeling our North American cousins call them periods.. )

 

Hi Mike welcome to screwfix, normally a very helpfull and informative forum but due to the season of Easter, the carpenters/joiners/chippies are all in mauning as the foster son of the most famous carpenter was nailed by the tacks man on this weekend many years ago, touchy lot,

anyrode to answere your questions,
1.yes
2. joiner with hammer £8 per hour, joiner with nail gun £20 per hour
3. buy a nail gun
4, they mostly never work in fields, farmers do that
5. no need to use full stops ( periods)
6.Already said there are not many in fields
7.asked the boss joiner
8.using the nail gun,
9.fire nails in wood,

 

You'll also need to get a plane to get that £20 per hour.

Then you'll be stuck like ****, in a country that has many issues (Mostly political & financial).

Only the couch potatoes, are in the fields, however it is legal for a couch potato to be a gun (not seen any in a while though).

Referring to guns (Nail Guns) comes in various flavours & could, electrocute or gas you out if not looked after properly.

Don't talk about periods to a woman, as they might get embarrassed & will likely want to Nail you to the wall & be cross with you, then shoot spuds at you from the couch & you wouldn't have done anything wrong .

 

Hi Mike,

Ideal qualifications? I shal take to mean qualities as well as paper qualifications. Qualities are international, qualifications are national.

Qualities, positive outlook, ability to learn new techniques, ability to see in 3D, ability to measure accurately, ability to get on with fellow workers whether older or younger. A sense of humour, punctuality, honesty with yourself and others.
Qualifications, in this country it used to be a boy working with his master for 5yrs. Today it's all NVQ's and Tech College for trade training with on the job training as a supplementary.

There is a demand in this occupation range. Good chippies (UK slang for a carpenter) will always get work. There are of course several types of woodworker. Carpenters who tend to be involved in structural work and finishing. Cabinet makers and their specialism is self explanatory. Joiners who might be bench hands and improvers as well as general work. Thene there is a range of other occupations such as bedroom and kitchen fitters, flooring experts, window fitters, outdoor buildings (saunas and prefabricated buildings) even down to gate makers and fencing.

I see the occupation changing quite a lot but there will always be the need for someone to join 2 pieces of timber together. Work will move into factories where timber pre-fabricated frames will be produced for housing. This gives greater control over quality and so insurance companies are much more easily satisfied. There is already greater expertise with differing technologies for glues/adhesives. Finishes and plastics are becoming much more common in all types of joinery. In an industry that's technology driven this is unsurprising.

I got my job after literally having to fight my way out of school. I went to a Grammar school and was told in no uncertain terms I was going to University, the rest is history.

What do I like doing the best? I like doing a good job and seeing a satisfied customer although I have to say, as someone who is past retirement age, that's not all that often now.

On a typical day I go into my workshop light the wood stove and have a look around. Something generally turns up.

Good luck son.

 

You also need to be good at banter, some great examples above!

Good luck