How long does it take to be a master builder?
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2023
- Brent discusses and reflects on 30 years of building. Come hear his insights.
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Terrific discussion. I have the ultimate respect for those that put on a tool belt and can actually do what they discuss. I have been a woodworker, furniture maker and DIY trim carpenter for 50 years. I am currently helping my son remodel his 100-year old historic home. I’ve learned so much from Brent to add to my skill set in this remodel. Can’t thank him enough. There is nothing like putting on a tool belt and testing your knowledge and skills.
Good luck to you and your son 🍻 I believe that's the hardest part - putting that knowledge to use with the tool belt on. His Wednesday videos he shows how to apply classical design elements to modern homes- if you haven't checked them out, it's definitely worth the time!
Amen. Thanks for your feedback.
Hopefully those historic books get digitized so they don't get lost. Great video.
I hope so, too. His patreon is costly, and I'm not keen to give Patreon any money anyway given their anti-science/anti-free speech/anti-women and pro-trans cult stance on things. Too bad because I've been asking to see more of his library for a few years and now it looks like it'll be pay to play, but some of the money goes to a woke company.
Good idea. I need to work on that.
Hmm. Hopefully you'll give it a try. It all goes to building out the library.
Hey Brent! Great video! You should also do one of what would you do if you were starting your business today in 2023 with all the knowledge you have with 30 years in the trade!
Huge fan of your work!
Great idea. Thanks.
Most of the builders I know and see building in my neck of the woods have never or not in a very long time lifted a hammer, as you said they are business men.
I think that is one of the problems with today's homes.
3:22 I was just about to write it doesn’t seem to matter how much I expand my knowledge my business skills are abysmal! Pricing is the hardest part for me. I never say no to a complicated job and living in the area of the Uk I live in my skill set is different to the skills needed in the USA
Its hard. Please continue to Persevere. Its worth it. We need talented artists who can manage their business. It took me nearly 20 years of scraping by. I'm in a better place now.
Brent, you are a genuine polymath, full stop.
Thanks, although I did have to look up the definition. Haha. Kind of ironic
Writing as a retired quantity surveyor from London I find your video's most interesting, especially as we have so many historic buildings here...
Good to know. Thanks.
Amen to that! Every time, as an American, when visiting London and Greenwich, I really love to spend time in the parts of London which were rebuilt after the Great Fire (1666). I get goosebumps visiting the old buildings and churches. Wren, of course, is my favorite, and as his epitaph in St Paul's says, "Si monumentum requiris circumspice" [If you seek his monument, look around].
This topic reminds me of some reading in my misspent youth. Aristotle said " For the experienced know the fact, but not the wherefore; but the artists know the wherefore and the cause. For the same reason we consider that the master craftsmen in every profession are more estimable and know more and are wiser than the artisans."
This helps explains why there is so much shoddy construction around. And why attempts at copying a style often fall short.. We need to understand what makes buildings sturdy, useful and beautiful to be worthy of the title: master builder.
Interesting insight. I'm not familiar with that quote. Thanks.
Methinks we'd benefit from learning more wisdom shared by TheAlvusapis. Do you post or blog anywhere?
8:00’bravo. I am not a Builder .Merely a stained glass restorer,trying also to create . I know so little . When I woodworker , I see all the road to walk.
Thanks!!
Awesome video, thanks for sharing your journey. Your comment, "building houses for 30 years doesn't make you a master builder" reminds me of something I heard a while back, about the *quality* of experience: "some people have 20 years' experience and some have 1 year of experience 20 times"
Well said! That is exactly right. Thanks.
Thanks for the guidance. Lets raise the bar!
Always!
This video was so encouraging to me. I agree with and can identify with so much of what you said. Like putting the craft before business. There's many jobs I end up not making as much simply because I wanted it done right. I've been doing this for 35 years and though I know I have learned a lot and developed skills that some don't have, I still have difficulty seeing myself as a master builder, MAYBE a master finish carpenter but that's it. There just is so much I don't know and would love to learn. Thank you!
I feel the same way. Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to share and inspire. I live in Jamaica and I design and build residential homes. You and your team are greatly appreciated. Because of you I have started my book collection.
That is awesome! So glad to hear it. Thanks.
I struggle like hell as an Artisan. As if I can be good in all the shit related to
Business. I work with my mind and hands …not a mouse . But I need to know all.
Its hard. The book "The E Myth" really helped me understand myself as an artist. I would start there. Good luck.
This was great content. Really enjoy your channel. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks & good job. You inspire me. Let's go!
Nice. Thanks!
👏 Congrats 👏 on 30 years❕️👏
Thank you!
Hey Brent. Question??
Regarding many of the historical books you have. Since they have been out of print for many years, can you republish them??
I think craftsmen being able to get a hold of the size easy to carry around to job sites could be very beneficial.
I know you are including quite a bit in your book. But just seems like reprinting certain ones would be helpful to others as well.
Someone else suggested that. I'm going to look into it. Thanks.
thank you
You're welcome
If I could win a lunch with anyone, I think I would choose Brent! He is just so fascinating to me!
Very kind. Thanks...next time your in the Fort.
Wow..brents young photos..would love to see those..he looked looked Andy taylor
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I'm losing money on almost all of my jobs, I guess I'm on my way to becoming a master.
Haha, its a start for sure. Good luck.
R E S P E C T to you Brent. If you’re not a Master Builder, then who is? I appreciate your humility you’re a great teacher because you’re a lifelong learner. I’ve gotta go listen to that Podcast now-thanks to all three of you!
Thanks Josh. Much appreciated.
@@BrentHull I just listened to your podcast and “What is A Passion for Craft?” really resonated with me. I highly recommend-and I’ll push it on to others as I have opportunity to do so. Thanks to all of you again!
Hi Brent, Is CNC fair play for you ? Example: one-off mouldings (particularly the curved ones), "sculpted" wood, etc... Will you buy a CNC machine some day ? Thanks, Xavier
Well we already did. Last summer. It's a tool that we are still learning how to use effectively. It has its place. Thanks.
It seems like it's easier to be an architect than a builder :)
Haha, You'd need to ask an architect that question.
I think that a master in crafts has also have a philosophy or a certain work ethic that he follows. and that every master has started small to learn and learned from his mistakes in his craft.
Agreed!! thanks.
"Am I really a master? Uh, I don't think so..." This is a statement indicative of a master. If you don't know an answer to something I'm sure you know where to look to find it, and more importantly, you know the edge of your own knowledge which is something non-masters usually don't know.
Well I do have a good library? :)
If this were the 18th century, I’d see if my 12-year-old son could apprentice under you. 🙂
I often wish the guild system was still in place. Thanks.
I’ve heard it said that you are a master when you look at a project and you don’t think about how you are going to do it. I’ve been working as a carpenter and joiner for close to 35 years and I would say in the past five I could claim that.
Interesting. I like that point of view.
3:39 I wanna challenge that. They were great decisions for business, they weren't great decisions for short-term profit. In the end, those decisions paid dividends for you business. Cutting corners to save a buck doesn't. Eventually, those people go out of business. And lose their scruples too.
Interesting. Ok, I'll concede that point. The challenge is making it through the time when you are making those decisions. Sometimes they can break you.
@@BrentHull absolutely! It's a risk
Please define what a master builder is.
I can only look at the past when William Buckland worked. He could design, craft (carved) and build. He was the designer as well as the builder. He was a master.
I just watched some 20 something year old struggle to light a gas heater at the pub. I suggested he's probably out of gas, he reponds with "hey, im a master builder, i got this". I guess that's why there's so many dog sh*t builds and everyone doesnt trust builders.
Haha, yes, true. Many claim, few are.
Very passionate!
Fidel Castro's speaches are boring compared to yours
Ha Thanks.