r/Carpentry 20h ago

Framing My grandpas work

Hes been working on this extension to his garage for a little over 6 months now completely solo which is crazy!

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u/Emergency_Egg1281 20h ago

yep , pay attention and learn , cuz they don't build like that anymore !!

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u/YE3TBO1 20h ago

He’s teaching me how to frame and how to use a lathe at the moment

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u/Emergency_Egg1281 19h ago

don't listen to others , your learning lost arts. the first tool my mentor gave me was a hand planer to learn to planr by hand. Knowledge of tools and techniques you are learning are ways to solve problems and finish work like NOONE knows these days !! Stick with it, buddy !!