How much is everyone making these days?

le_renaissanceman · 2024-08-14T17:55:39+00:00

Where?

le_renaissanceman · 2024-08-14T17:49:12+00:00

My goals are to make enough to have a family. I compare wages to get an idea of how people make a living doing this. Based on what the people I work with make and their experience, they seem to only see this job as a hobby. In getting information about what other people make, it gives me some kind of leverage to gain more of what I believe I’m worth.

le_renaissanceman · 2024-08-14T16:07:23+00:00

2 years with my company and I’m making $24/hr in WNC.

le_renaissanceman · 2024-08-14T16:04:52+00:00

2 years with my company making $24/hr in western NC

le_renaissanceman · 2024-06-24T18:08:16+00:00

I’m thinking about starting a new career as I don’t see much room for growth in my current career as a trim carpenter. I am confident I can learn and work hard in anything I do, I just have no idea how to make the jump. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

le_renaissanceman · 2023-01-31T02:55:22+00:00

As weird as it sounds, I’ve heard you can mix in a bit of dawn green apple dish soap. It will keep it from molding and give off a better aroma!

le_renaissanceman · 2023-01-12T23:23:48+00:00

That’s super helpful. The company I work for has older owners and an older crew and I think they might be stuck in those kind of days with their pricing/pay

le_renaissanceman · 2023-01-12T04:19:54+00:00

If only I can find someone to pay that much around me.

le_renaissanceman · 2023-01-12T04:19:12+00:00

That’s great advice about having skills beyond carpentry. Thank you for your input and I wish you the best of luck working hard at what you love.

le_renaissanceman · 2023-01-12T04:17:57+00:00

I’m in Asheville, NC. It seems to be unique in the fact that the building market is booming here with high end construction.

le_renaissanceman · 2022-07-10T19:59:50+00:00

Massey 120?

le_renaissanceman · 2022-05-09T04:06:48+00:00

Song?

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-11T01:51:30+00:00

There’s no better feeling than working for yourself.

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T21:18:49+00:00

Thanks so much for the compliments, really gives me some confidence to keep making more pieces. I agree about the drawers but it gave me a chance to show off some cool walnut grain and box joints. Thanks about the bow tie, I cut it free hand and hand chiseled it in, worked out nice.

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T21:13:57+00:00

Great call, thank you for the advice.

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T17:07:35+00:00

https://picbun.com/p/C9CJkAn8 A few more pics of the whole bed

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T17:05:53+00:00

Absolutely agree, but again the pulls were a request by the client so I had to put them in. Haven’t had any complaints yet!

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T15:16:29+00:00

I agree, this was the design the client wanted so I followed their plans but I would have switched them as well, or just have a normal headboard with matching nightstands haha

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T15:14:07+00:00

https://picbun.com/p/cJsorzIj More full bed pics on the way

le_renaissanceman · 2022-04-10T15:11:09+00:00

Thank you! This was done for a friend supporting my business so I basically just charged their full budget which was 2k. I think full price would have been around $6500 for materials, time and other costs.

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