Welcome
Hello everyone, We wanted to welcome the new Certificate in Carpentry classes and wish you all the best. We are looking forward to building new houses with you again and how you’ll share your experience on this blog. Cheers The Carpentry Team
nearly done!
Well, we’re near the end of term three and there’s been great progress made in the last few weeks. Both houses are pretty well completed, with one house getting the full treatment (stopping, painting, carpet etc). Each house will be auctioned on site on October 30th – a great way to round out the projects, … Read more
Some comments from Dennis’s new class
Hi, I’m a new student who’s started in the carpentry course and was encouraged to see the photos and read the comments about your challenges while building this house. Kia kaha Tom KIA ORA BROTHERS! Hi I’m John @ Mean Building Brothers C10 Hard, stay hard! Seeing some nice mahi brothers, too much. *4 classes, … Read more
Thoughts about finishing up – Dennis’s class – part 2
Awesome, building the house from the ground up watching it come together and having lots of fun. Writing for the blog was the biggest challenge for me. Peter I feel really good and happy to see the house finished and having learnt more about how to build a house from the start to finish. The … Read more
Thoughts about finishing up – Dennis’s class – part 1
Finishing the house build feels awesome, as it is a huge achievement and it feels good to know that we completed it. The biggest challenge for me was doing the architraves and skirting around the bottom, because it had to be spot on and I’m not that spot on But it’s awesome to know we … Read more
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Photos from the 2011 build
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