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Apprentice Carpenter Tool list

  • 22-02-2018 11:59pm
    #1
    francy1535
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Hey,
    I've been offered an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery, I start on Monday.
    As a little background I was a chef for 3 years before this (I'm 24 now).
    I was hoping to get a list of tools I should get before I start as I hate going into a job half ready and I'll get some sort of use out of them no matter because I love working with wood, any info would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
    P.S I have around 300 to spend but would rather keep it at 200 if possible


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  • #2
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,846 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Best of luck with it. Is it 1st or 2ND fix, roofing , site based, or a workshop you will be starting with. Don't forget € 500 for the snickers


  • #3
    francy1535
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭francy1535


    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    Best of luck with it. Is it 1st or 2ND fix, roofing , site based, or a workshop you will be starting with. Don't forget € 500 for the snickers

    Hey,
    Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, I know he's doing a roof in Dublin on Monday when I start but honestly I applied to an advertisement online and got a phone call the next day to start so I'm really up the air about specific information, I just don't want to be starting with nothing, yano what i mean?
    Also I can stretch to 500 no problem, I'm just looking for a list of what to get ðŸ˜
    Thanks


  • #4
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Will you be getting registered as an apprentice officially, and going through all the proper

    workplace and college training??


  • #5
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭my3cents


    kadman wrote: »
    Will you be getting registered as an apprentice officially, and going through all the proper

    workplace and college training??

    Until you know if its a genuine apprenticeship I wouldn't buy anything.


  • #6
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    my3cents wrote: »
    Until you know if its a genuine apprenticeship I wouldn't buy anything.

    My sentiments entirely.

    In the good old days before protection and regulations for apprentices, offers of " so called " apprenticeships were nothing more than unscrupulous builders using the term apprenticeships as nothing more than an opportunity to get enthusiastic young chaps as cheap labour.

    And given todays H&S regulations, I would be surprised that you would be let any where near a roof without adequate safety instruction on working at height, and all the apropriate PPE.

    Hopefully you have found the real thing,,


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  • #7
    dathi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭dathi


    you will also have to do the "safe pass" course to be allowed on site


  • #8
    peter bermingham
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭peter bermingham


    Here are some books that might be of some help to you. There in the last post https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=103201496


  • #9
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    peter bermingham wrote: »
    Here are some books that might be of some help to you. There in the last post https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=103201496

    Excellent books for all levels of experience:)


  • #10
    timfromtang
    Registered Users Posts: 557 ✭✭✭timfromtang


    francy1535 wrote: »
    Hey,
    I've been offered an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery, I start on Monday.
    As a little background I was a chef for 3 years before this (I'm 24 now).
    I was hoping to get a list of tools I should get before I start as I hate going into a job half ready and I'll get some sort of use out of them no matter because I love working with wood, any info would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
    P.S I have around 300 to spend but would rather keep it at 200 if possible

    Hi Francy,
    For tools I'd keep it to a minimum,
    A tool belt, hammer, new handsaw, measuring tape 5metre, 25mm chisel (or a set if you can afford it) and an oilstone to sharpen it, sliding combination square, pencils, stanley knife.
    If as you said you are starting a roof on monday these will do for a start.
    Your chisels will need sharpening out of the box, have a look at you tube for the how.

    tim

    www.youtube.com/c/timfromtang

    Fuinseog abú



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