Viking House 2025 Edition Forest Grove High School

[@alangalloway6361]

There needs to be more programs like this to encourage kids to get into trades. Thanks for the post!

[@danbreyfogle8486]

Fantastic video Jake. Thank you for taking the time and effort to present and the interviews added a great deal to it as well.

[@ShredPile]

Thanks Dan!

[@robertsimmons3556]

How does your involvement in this program not surprise me Jake! What longevity, the fact so many alumni come back to support and your interview of the principles. Just great all around! Good post!

[@ShredPile]

Thanks Robert, it was kind of a step outside of my normal thing. Still not recovered from all the talking :-)

[@robertsimmons3556]

@@ShredPile Your ease of asking open ended questions and giving the crew an opportunity to share their perspectives, sounded professional to me!!

[@ronalves9118]

Hi Jake, yes a great program. Wish they had that when I went to high school back in the fifties. But I learned most of my building on the job with my Mom and her parents when I helped with the construction of our new home on a mountain top in upstate NY. built on bedrock. Ron USCG RET

[@nicksrestos8505]

Kudos to everyone involved. The interior space/volume looks great, shout out to the architect.

[@johnshipley4286]

Love your channel Im from Oregon down in the Medford area. I’ve been a teacher and I find it awesome that your helping out with vocational education teaching the kids the trades. I’ve been to college as well but have been in construction almost 35 years now

[@ShredPile]

Thanks John. I'm always impressed with how the kids get this job done. This year especially as it was an inservice day and they all showed up at some point and put in a long day. Good stuff.

[@johnshipley4286]

@ we need more programs like this throughout our country kids need to know they can earn a great living by using their hands and their brain. I have led many kids into trade schools and the military to better themselves and prepare for the future and build a life of their own 🇺🇸

[@TerryWilber]

Again I love the content you provide. These projects are important for all of us ( the trades ) should be involved in Thanks

[@ShredPile]

Thanks Terry!

[@davidtaul4542]

More schools should provide this learning experience, so many school districts have dropped their manual trade opting for college preparedness courses instead. As someone who spent most of my career in the home remodeling trade and worked alone so I appreciate and enjoy your channel, Thank you, now that I’m retired I do woodcarving, it’s hard to get the wood out of my system.

[@ShredPile]

I appreciate your support!

[@crustysworld167]

A rare thing nowadays, shop classes in High Schools. Shame the public schools have damn near abolished the trades, hope they will return one day. Thanks for the vid Jake! Cheers!

[@Verstore]

Very enjoyable subject and an architect's first house to boot. I had not seen the stove window bracket before, I don't get out much, lol

[@ShredPile]

Those under counter windows are such a neat look in the kitchen. Down low like that really focuses even the lowest of outside light.

[@hlogoma]

Great program ... reaching into the future.

[@shannonwilson648]

did that in high school but i did electrical was master electricain in ME fo 30 + years till had a stroke in 2018 miss work more than use of left side of my body 👍😎 good job

[@ShredPile]

Great trade to be in, I spent a breif time in it myself and continue to use the knowledge I gained on a daily basis. Thanks for watching!

[@dylanmiller7792]

My high school did a program similar to this. That’s great to see that it’s still happening in other places!

[@ShredPile]

Super cool, It's an amazing resource for these kids.

[@douglasthompson2740]

Nice to see plywood used for sheathing instead of the crap wood one sees too often.

[@thomasgoad3695]

Good one Jake

[@marcchapman4875]

I was in the construction class program at Beaverton High school in the mid 80's and ended up working for my cousin Jim Chapman

[@ShredPile]

@@marcchapman4875 cool! I’ve heard that name around before over the years.

[@roblescurbappealconcrete]

Great video Jake! Enjoyed the music as well. So, are these houses that the Viking HP, are they already sold? And does it help the owner. - monetarily - for VHP to come in and build ? Thank you for sharing Jake. Take care friend.

[@RonKoswin]

Jake, who are the houses built for?? Is this similar to Habitat for Humanity?

[@ShredPile]

No not at all. Its a for profit endeavor and makes the program completely self sustaining. There is so much more to the program than this day covers. The teachers and mentors involved with this full time are first rate and the students are involved in nearly every step of the project including the building and installing of the cabinets which are built right in the school shop. They really turn out a great finished product.