Another day in the life of a carpenter/ finish cart tour

[@lascellesstoddart3907]

You should do more “a day in the life” so we can see more of ur day to day as a carpenter. Very interesting

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Working on it.

[@williamjmccartan8879]

Thank you for sharing your time and experience here Antonio, peace

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Thank you for watching. I always appreciate it.

[@davidgraf4840]

Something the newer carpenters need to take note of is how clean your tools are. Even your spatulas were still pretty shiny. Well maintained tools are going to last you longer.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

They are my tools, so I try to maintain them. When someone else buys them. They usually don't get treated with the same respect. It's like being a homeowner vs. renter. Some will respect things that aren't theirs, but most won't.

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Clean and organized is key I carry a can of huduni lock lube in my bad and on my carts so I never have rusty tools. It cleans well smells good and makes all the plastics look like new. It also isn't conducting so it can br sprayed on osslating tool blades and power tools (even inside the motor safe). It's a habit that keeps me from spending more and from having to scrape things clean wasting time.

[@carlospulido7553]

Are you transferring to a finish carpenter now? I been following you for a minute now and I know you were doing form work back then. Since I joined the union, I started out of local 635 (Idaho) and now Im with 619 (San Diego) working with a finish company ever since I been down here I love it. Thanks for putting out these videos keeps me motivated throughout my apprenticeship, keep it up brother.

[@Florida_nikk]

Hey I'm thinking about transferring to San Diego, what is top out? Ours is 33.07 in Indiana.

[@carlospulido7553]

This July 1st 2024 the journeyman wage will go up to $45.56 as a general carpenter. There’s different agreements down here for the different types of carpentry work.. sucks I know but I guess this local fell apart bad some years back and they are working on getting it back together. The scale goes up for a bridge worker/pile driver, then goes down for a framer/ hanger, acoustic ceiling, scaffold, then as an insulator you get paid the least.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

We got our raise on June 1st. We know make $51 an hour.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

My company does everything. I'm still a general carpenter. I'm just blessed to self preform a ton of work.

[@wolfmanjack8402]

Props on making these videos brotha keep it up! Also A TIP: screw a 3/4” plywood rip on the front so you can hang a 6’ ladder to the front of your cart. Thank me later broheem

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Yup. I will be doing that for sure.

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

I like the organization on the cart. I do have a few upgrade/suggestions to maybe help you out. I had husky carts like you I suggest rubbermaid adaptive height small cart or southwire 2 shelf 17in utilty cart. The extended handle holds drinks paper towel holder and I use the compartments to organize. I like and suggest the moderately priced packout magnetic tray since it's mostly plastic and comes clean/dosent scrach up finished hinge screws like chrome. I'm surprised you don't use tajima chalk lines or caulk guns? At least a high end newborn. If your doing miles of caulking I either use a m12/ryobi or my metal tajima caulk gun. Anything you do alot of get a comfortable tool. I don't get provided power tools I have to provide them so I buy what I would actually use not cheap crap. Check out thoes utility carts I think you'll really like them and even I put 4 to 6in offroad casters on them for outdoor work. Time is money and 200 in cart/tools is easly 3x that in billable time.

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Another thing since it seems like you use that osslating tool so much is ezarc extra long osslating tool blades on az. Have you ever gone behind siding but needed the blade to be 2x the reach of standard blades? Bingo that's what they do I can catch a nail behind 8in hardie plank or cedar shake for repair aka surgery.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Thank you for the recommendations. I'm going to look into the tools you talked about. Thank you again.

[@titocuevasseattle]

Your company seems to have a wide scope of work. Thats pretty cool man. Ive only ever really worked for big general contractors and they usually sub out a ton of the work.

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

You'd be surprised the red tape that goes on in Portland/oregon area. I'm a general contractor and we have to have permits for things like he does replacing banisters if it's more than 50% of them. Stairs and steps are extremely restricted to work on. Even if he isn't permitted om that job union carpenters probably aren't as scrutinized as us generals

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

We get to self perform a lot of work, which is pretty awesome.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

It really depends on the job. Osha is consistently on our ass.

[@pancho_tattoos_7755]

Shout out from carpenters local union 971 union strong brother

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Union strong 💪!

[@Zaint102]

Hey, I'm currently doing a formwork pre-apprenticeship with my Local. Then I'm going to do a scaffolding course since work is currently slow in my area. Could you talk about the pros and cons of the two? If not then I'll try to catch your next live. Thanks a lot!

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

I haven't done a ton of scaffold work. Only stuff on my sites. Pros of concrete form work. The days fly by. The cons are that it's rough on the body.

[@victorp1719]

Hi, thank you very much for the videos.they are very informative, Question, do you know if the union system is the same in New York?

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

I'm not sure if it's the same in New york.

[@victorp1719]

Thanks for your answer!

[@Isaacsilva5506]

Cool video bro

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate it.

[@TerryN_90]

Hi Antonio, I'll be starting my pre-apprenticeship at my local union in a few months time and had a question for you. One of the main reasons I am looking to pursue a career in general carpentry is to ultimately learn the skills I need to build my own house. My question for you is, will the apprenticeship program and a career in this field provide me with all the skills I need to completely build a house on my own (e.g. frame, install kitchen cabinets, install hardwood flooring and tiles, installing doors and windows, etc.), or is there a better way of going about it, in your opinion? I had a look at the list competencies and skills one is expected to know in order to graduate from the apprenticeship and was very impressed by the wide range of skills you're meant to learn. Appreciate your time brother!

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

I believe that after your apprenticeship, you will possess most of the skills needed to build a house. Foundations, framing, and drywall. But their are some especially skills I would outsource. Like mudding and taping. That's just my two cents.

[@TerryN_90]

Really appreciate your insights and the response, thank you brother!

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

@@TerryN_90 no problem. I'm here to help. I apologize for taking so long to reply.

[@artesuave4760]

Mans not playing w the car mic 🎤

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

Too loud?

[@artesuave4760]

@@unscriptedwithantonio no your audio has been much better lately

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

@artesuave4760 I appreciate you, fam. I've been trying to improve in that area. I finally figured it out.

[@dericadams6139]

Where do you start work at 7:30 lol

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

We are working on an apartment complex that doesn't allow us to make noise until 8. So, we use the first 30 minutes to gather tools and materials.

[@dericadams6139]

@@unscriptedwithantonio I got you makes sense now. I haven’t started later than 6:30 lol usually 6am

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

@dericadams6139 With residential construction, you have to deal with city ordinances. It's something crazy like $500 fine if you make construction noises before the set time.

[@t3g431]

You work in washington state? If so what’s the pay for a 45% apprentice? Gonna try to look for work in the Seattle area.

[@titocuevasseattle]

We just got a new contract raise. 1st period apprentice (60%) start at $35 hr plus $3 hr to a vacation fund.

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

That's really good money.

[@titocuevasseattle]

@unscriptedwithantonio yeah it's the biggest raise i think we've seen from what I've heard.

[@t3g431]

@@titocuevasseattle what do you mean by 1st period apprentice? And as a 45% id be getting around $29 an hr. ?

[@BlvckDynaBro]

Hey What Is Your Discord ?

[@unscriptedwithantonio]

discord.gg/qR7rhtZpfj