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[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nah fuck carpentry. You’ll just end up destroying your body to make shit money.

[-] msprout@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I mean I was referring to having a shop in your garage so you can build furniture, but you're not wrong. Construction carpentry is one of the more intense trades I've seen.

[-] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I mean you can do it as a hobby though.

[-] wheelie@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

This isn't brick laying or plastering. Carpentry is an easy job on the body.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If you think carpentry is easy on the body I can tell you’ve never worked for or as a carpenter before.

In either case carpentry is a massive world. There is a lot more to being a carpenter than making furniture. If that’s all you’re doing as a carpenter than I would argue that you aren’t much of a carpenter and your experience is highly limited.

To me this is like calling yourself a computer engineer because 2 hours a week you write Visual Basic code in an excel spreadsheet.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Tell that to my dad's hips, knees, and back

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

What is so bad with plastering? I would have thought that one isn't too bad.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

The pressure to get it done now now now. The overwork. Ignoring safety regulations because they're fucking annoying.

[-] foofiepie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

lol what.

No.

I work in tech. But (long story) started with a few years of carpentry/joinery. It is not easy on the body, unless you’re just making small boxes or cabinets. And even then, it’s still not really that easy.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago

It can be easy on the body provided one has cash to get and wear safety gear. Too many people depend on a cheap employer for their safety.

Buy good gear. Use jigs. Protect hearing.

[-] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It’s a big assumption that you can rely on power/bench tools. At some point you’re going to have to get the chisels, plane etc out.

[-] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Good gear doesn't save your knees, hips, shoulders, and wrists.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

True. Good gear is not a "freepass". Bad gear is extra hard on the body.

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