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1. How to Prepare in High School?
Info by: Jeremy
Stanfords

2. 
Becoming a carpenter is one of
the many illustrious careers
one might choose for the
future. Here are a few things
the would-be carpenter needs
to know to begin a career in
woodworking.

3. 
A vo-tech course using
specialized learning techniques
in woodworking is the beginning
step in a solid career path in
carpentry. The basic high school
course will explain different
types of woods, such as pine or
oak for example, and the
benefits to using these types of
lumber in creating future
works. With every positive
there are negatives to using each
Choose a Vo-tech Course in
Woodworking

4. 
Shop allows for more hands-on,
visual and auditory teaching, and
gives the students the benefit of
actually going through the motions,
as well as becoming familiar with
the equipment and what it does and
how to use it to perform the
desired tasks. In Shop students will
learn what chisels, saws, routers
and many other various equipments
can do. It is also a way to teach
students how to properly maintain
the equipment and to service to it
Why Shop is Important

5. 
Finishing will give the students a
feeling of achievement, and
many schools actually sale
items for fundraisers
completed by the shops, thus
showing the students the
financial benefits of a career in
woodworking. Finishing ranges
from learning to sand and paint,
to even staining of finished
products.
Finishing

6. 
Beginning to read blueprints is
essential to any career in
woodworking, as blueprints
contain valuable information
regarding construction and
how parts fit together.
Learning to read blueprints
will aid a student in any
construction career, and will
give the students the edge in
knowing how early on in their
education.
Blueprints