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carpenters apprentice

maninamousesuit · 2009-03-12 09:58:31

In this time of economic downturn we have been told that the trades are declining, and there is no work for anyone. Jobs are in short supply and plumbers are pulling pints and doctors are sweeping the streets. Our economic advisors are telling us to think outside the box! Well this is us, thinking outside the box! We have…

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12-03-2009 10:58am

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maninamousesuit

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In this time of economic downturn we have been told that the trades are declining, and there is no work for anyone. Jobs are in short supply and plumbers are pulling pints and doctors are sweeping the streets. Our economic advisors are telling us to think outside the box! Well this is us, thinking outside the box!
We have a son who is just 16. He does well enough educationally but he has a problem. All he has ever wanted to do is work with wood. He would rather not finish school, he wants to work! He has no knowledge of hard times and turns to his family for help. Now, we would rather he finish his education but he is certain about his path in life and nothing will turn him from it and he will do anything to do what he was born to be and my wife and I support him in his wishes.
For his junior cert he made a table, but unlike his classmates he did not want to make it with the school-supplied wood. His reaction was
“Pine? I don’t think so!”
We spent an afternoon in a timber yard looking for just the right piece of red oak, with him climbing the racks of planking like a monkey and stroking each beam and rapping them with his knuckles. The end result was a table that would honour any craft gallery. It earned him a B and the delight of his woodwork teacher and the pride of his family. He also got a an A in Technical Graphics. We asked his teacher if he was ready for an apprenticeship in carpentry. His response?
“He was ready for an apprenticeship when he was thirteen! And his table would pass him a Leaving Cert.”
You can guess where this is going! we are looking for someone to offer our son an apprenticeship. we are not saying he is the Mozart of wood but we are saying that he has never split a plank or bent a nail. He is a careful and enthusiastic worker and has an eye for detail. He can read plans and on a more fundamental level, he understands his material and loves it. Simply put he wants to graft and has the best pair of hands we have ever seen on a 16 year old! He would be a great asset to any firm or woodworker. He just needs a break and we hope someone will read this and treat our son for what he is, a great resource and a future craftsman.
We have put a lot of effort in supporting him to follow his dream and refuse to let this economic downturn crush it without exploring all avenues
call us on 0868708863
or 0879755564

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