How to become a carpenter? Where do I begin?

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If you are looking to become a professional carpenter, you probably need an apprenticeship program. Most likely your local junior college has information about it.

you need to sus out apprenticeship programs in your local area. i see that you are not state side. look up local trade unions and see where the carpentry union shop is located. ask if you can job shadow for a day or a few days. most union shops here in the states will not provide tools- it's up to you to get your own, and your own safty equipment (personal protective equipment or p.p.e. if you like) such as goggles, gloves, hard hats, and steel toe boots. not to mention the coveralls for working out in the cold wet weather. you will also get schooled in safety protocols like log out/ tag out. fire safety ie how to use a fire extinguisher etc.

i'm guessing you will be schooled in all the different code regulations. i survived 4 years at a trade school. you can do it.

If it is your passion go for it! My dad started out as a carpenter when he was young, went to school, worked for a great General Contractor who taught him a ton, took the exams for licensing in 3 states, ending up in California and hung out his own shingle. He was the sole breadwinner in the family - those days are long gone - and made a decent living, though we were never rich. But I have a houseful of furniture he made me and far better than almost anything commercially produced. I learned the trade but wanted an office job and thought it would be glamerous. Nope, not so much, but I am darn good at it. After all I have been through, bad career move on my part, but that is just me. Follow your heart and you will do well - and as they say, if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.