The St. Louis & Denver Railroad - The Build

[Philip]

Checked your linked in profile.

Once upon a time I was an interior trim carpentry owner doing 4-5 houses a week.
Oh what fun $$$

Building models is easier but that pay.....


Philip

[deemery]

Checked your linked in profile.

Once upon a time I was an interior trim carpentry owner doing 4-5 houses a week.
Oh what fun $$$

Building models is easier but that pay.....


Philip

My (late) brother liked that kind of work.  His least favorite carpentry task was roof framing and roofing.  "It's always too hot or too cold, and too dangerous!"  He was good at high-end finish work, including doing a "Victoria's Secret" mall store once.  I make business cards for him for "Boudoir Carpentry," he said "Don't let the union see that!"  

dave

[GPdemayo]

Checked your linked in profile.

Once upon a time I was an interior trim carpentry owner doing 4-5 houses a week.
Oh what fun $$$

Building models is easier but that pay.....


Philip

You had to be a busy guy back in the day. Can't disagree about the pay Philip, those were some days when large amounts of dollars changed hands every week.

When Pegi and I were based out of Ft. Lauderdale, we had form, rough and finish carpenters on payroll and subs for the rest of the project work. Two of the eight finish guys that worked with us had previously worked at the Chris Craft plant in Pompano Beach and could do things with wood that no carpenters I knew could duplicate.

Some of the rec room bars and library wood work we put in homes that we designed and built were amazing. They made us look good. Always try to find the best people for the job, treat them well and the results can be amazing.

There were times when I knew what I wanted the finished work to look like, but couldn't figure out how to get it built. I'd explain what I wanted and left them to it. In a few days I'd go back and there was an amazing finished product and when they explained how they got it done, their solutions seemed so simple. Always walked away scratching my head and mumbling "why didn't I think of that".

That's why since I'm not building real structures now, I do enjoy building scratch designs or the craftsmen kits. But like Tom said, the real life thing keep interfering with the modeling.

Thanks for looking in Philip.