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The evolution continues for my #occidentalleather #toolbelt I added a padded harness yoke to my suspenders and switched my calculator case for a modified pouch to hold my chalkline. @the_toolbelt #carpentry #construction #renovation #stilettohammer (at Montreal, Quebec)

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Setting things straight. Sleepers over a 130 year old floor. Only 4 ¼ inches of at the low point ;) #carpentry #renovation #construction #building #framing #floor #wood (at Little Burgundy)

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Setting things straight. Sleepers over a 130 year old floor. Only 4 ¼ inches of at the low point ;) #carpentry #renovation #construction #building #framing #floor #wood (at Little Burgundy)

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My #ironrangers on the job. What I do #inredwingshoes #boots #construction #renovation #carpentry #carhartt #floor #mtl #redwingboots (at Montreal, Quebec)

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Hey its the interior systems aprentice, atcualy my name is Alex and ive written to you in the past when i was a aprentice carpenter/framer. The reason ive made a joke about your snips is cause everybody uses reds. It twists the metal the right way when you cut so you dont struggle like yellows that dont twist the metal at all and you end up stuck. Funny story: My first pair was yellows, i had seen you use them in a post and thought they were good, all the journeymen made fun of me lol

Anonymous

Haha, sorry I lead you astray. Thanks for the tip on the reds, I know exactly what you mean about getting stuck!

Hi, im an interior systems apprentice. in the past you posted interior systems stuff. How much of it do you do? Do you like it? Why the hell do you use yellow snips lol :P ? and whats the crazy stories youve encountered on big commercial job sites (never been on a big job before and people tell me all type of crazy stuff happens): people pulling guns or fist fighting, people intentionaly pooping all over walls of portapoties, aprentices forced to solely bring cofees for their first year

Anonymous

Hi there, I can’t say that I have done a whole lot of interior systems work. But I enjoyed what I did. There is something great about seeing the perfect uniformity of a well done drop ceiling or metal stud wall.

Teach me something, what snips should I be using?

The craziest part of big job sites is how much people slack off and still keep their jobs! I once witnessed a near fist fight, but that doesn’t happen much. You fight on a site and that’s the end of your career!

Be willing to do the least interesting job on a site, maybe insulating and assembling corner studs? But also be ready to rise to the occasion when good work presents itself. They won’t usually let you try twice.

Cheers, Sam

No, I do not work with a crane, unless you are referring to the trucks that place the form crates around the site. They are not high rises or anything like that, for example the other day we were stripping the forms of a future building that will be a Jean Coutu.

vexor1988

So Dura-form panels? That’s heavy hard work! If you can keep up there you can work anywhere. Once your hours are done see if you can get in with one of the big coffrage companies like LJP, Santco, Alliance, Saulnier or Atlantique. As a tip, don’t talk too much about your dura-form work. If you do you’ll get stuck doing it forever, as not many guys can handle it. But as an apprentice you want to get into loose wood walls and floor work, the good stuff!

I just did my first day of work as a carpenter in Quebec, on a commercial site doing formwork for my 150 hours. I think I have some concrete left in my ears... Also, using a $250 stiletto for this would break my heart.

vexor1988

Glad to hear you found a 150 hour guarantee, got to get your foot in the door.

I love my stiletto, so I don’t use it for stripping forms or for too much plywood scraping. But the comfort on my wrist makes it worthwhile when nailing lots of kickers or braces.

Are you on a site with a crane?

Hi, why did you pick the smaller 14 oz stiletto over the 18" and 16 oz framing model? Thanks.

Anonymous

Hi there,

I went with that model because I was replacing a short handled 20oz Estwing. The length and shape of the mini 14 are pretty close to it. I prefer a shorter handle for general carpentry, better control.

If i was on a framing crew I would not hesitate to buy the long handle 16 or perhaps one of their wooden handled models.

Hope this helps.