Should I take a carpentry course?
Question by Lisa: Should I take a carpentry course?
I want to sign up for a carpentry course but my husband is against it. He says its a waste of time because women aren’t good at woodworking. “Not built for that sort of thing”. I have mixed feelings about this. Most of the people in the class are men, and maybe my husband has a bit of a point because I don’t see many girls hammering nails and sawing wood in my neighborhood. But I’ve always wanted to try it, should I give it up just because I’m female? Seems kind of unfair. Advice?
Best answer:
Answer by Racer
You go girl…. are you kidding me?? I think that’s totally awesome !! I’ve learned to do so many things on my own because my first husband was a looser and wouldn’t do anything. I’ve done electrical jobs, carpentry, painting, siding…etc… and now my current husband (who’s a great handyman) and I do most of our renovations and jobs around the house ourselves. Don’t let anyone tell you that just because you are a woman, that you can’t do the job!!
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07/02/2011
23:08
I’m a woman, studied carpentry too
It’s a great field to get into, offers many job oppurtunities as well.
anything from making jewelry boxes to building houses! the oppurtunities are endless! especially if you want to work for yourself, furniture restoration, designing your things like tables, bureaus etc… it really is a fantasic field.
go for it!!
07/02/2011
23:27
Carpentry is something you want to do, so do it. You’ll only fail your dreams by not achieving them.
07/02/2011
23:40
Do it and tell him he will check any sexist remark. It’s people like him who make women feel weak and unworthy. Women can do men’s jobs. Throw that comment back and say that he is just afraid that you will be better then him and that he can’t handle a woman doing a supposed “man’s job”. I have seen women do WAY better then a man.
07/03/2011
00:22
Don’t listen to your husband, sign up for the classes. He just does not want you around those men or either he might be jealous that you could do something he can’t do. Women can do anything they want to and be just as good as a man. Women are police officers, fight in the war, drive semi trucks, etc. My mother was an electrician and she was better than any man. Many women carpenters are out there and they are making a good living at it. They even own their own business. Tell your husband to take a class with you and start your own business together. Good luck
07/03/2011
01:16
Go ahead and take the class. If you’re not going to use the information for employment purposes, you’ll at least be able to use this information to maintain your own home later on at some point if God forbid if you ever lose your husband. My husband became paralyzed and taught me how to do a lot of different things in carpentry. He passed away 2 years ago and I have been using a lot of what he taught me to keep my house maintained without hiring someone to do it or rip me off. If you have the interest and desire to learn, go for it no matter what your husband thinks. After my nursing course is completed I’m planning on taking a basic electricity course. Good Luck!!!!!!
07/03/2011
01:56
Lisa…..c’mon….when it comes to things that really have no impact on your husband, go be who YOU want to be without worrying about what he thinks…..
My wife signed up for a welding class this fall….She will be the only 5’2″ cutie in the class…..No doubt it will be physically demanding for her, but WHO CARES? There is something sexy about a girl in a protective mask and heavy duty gloves….lol.
Go for it!
07/03/2011
02:02
If you were my daughter or my wife, I would insist you take the course. Just because you don’t see female carpenters does not mean there aren’t plenty. I’ve been in and around construction all my life and I think it is GREAT that women are finally realizing that gender has nothing to do with ability. I’d love to have a talk with your husband, that line about “not built for it” is pure ca ca. You are only limited by your own mind, your own determination and your own ability. If your husbands wants to argue, then ask him who was doing most of the work when we were fighting World War II …….it was women who suddenly became welders, ship builders, construction workers, factory workers etc, without the women the war may well have ended differently or dragged on for many more years.
07/03/2011
02:41
If you want to do it then do it. My father was a welder. There weren’t too many women in his trade either, but he told me that, in general, women are actually better welders. They usually have steadier hands. (he was a lead man, so he trained a lot of the newbies) If you want to do it and practice your craft, then you would be good at it whether you are a man or a woman. Anyone that really enjoys what they do, tend to be better at it than people that don’t really want to do it.
Your husband should be building you up, not trying to tear you down for wanting to try something new.
07/03/2011
03:26
hay every one in this live have one belong to him this is yours not him try to do something you like in your live don t be like the chicken in the Field just for egg and meet and no bady knows about it. do some thing in this live you have massage to till or to do you don t know what it s but you will know the more obstacle that mean the massage is worth this chance you have not hapin for every one .go
07/03/2011
03:41
Did anything ever pop up before showing your husband’s chauvantistic and sexist attitude?!
Do what you want!!! If you want to learn new things then pursue it! Don’t give up and if he stops you from expanding your mind you need to evaluate your relationship and decide if you need to move on and find someone who respects your interests and doesn’t have such a warped view of women!
07/03/2011
03:50
You should absolutely go for it. It could be something you really have a knack for. Also he deserves to be showed up. Shame on him for telling you what you can’t do.