Trades & Construction

Skilled trades that cannot be automated and pay well from year one.

Paths

Electrician Apprentice: Be ready to start an apprenticeship and pass your licensing exam later. No degree. Paid apprenticeship; licence by exam later. Not legal advice: check your state.
HVAC Technician: Understand heating and cooling systems and pass EPA 608. No degree. EPA 608 certification (one exam).
Plumbing Starter: Be ready for a plumbing apprenticeship. No degree. Paid apprenticeship; licence by exam later.
Welding → Certification: Run good beads in MIG, stick and TIG, and prepare for a cert test. No degree. An AWS certification test.
Carpentry & Construction: Frame, finish and read plans like a working carpenter. No degree. Start as a helper or apprentice.
CDL Truck Driver: Pass the CDL permit and skills test. No degree. A CDL (school or company-paid training).

Departments

Skills

My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 10 (32 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 11 (38 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 12 (29 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 13 (20 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 2 (33 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 3 (25 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 6 (24 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 7 (24 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 8 (32 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 9 (24 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Can I Make Titanium Damascus? Part 2 (20 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Can I Make Titanium Damascus? Part 3 (21 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Making a Titanium Chef's Knife (23 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 14 (35 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
The No Filing Filing Vice (33 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
This Should Be Impossible... (23 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Can My Steam Hammer Pass a 1910 Forging Test? (26 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Forging Barrels Like It's 1718 (26 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
How the World's Finest Axes are Produced (38 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Making Titanium Damascus Glasses, Part 1 (25 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Metallization (28 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring the Steam Hammer! Part 10 (26 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring The Steam Hammer! Part 11 (30 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
The Oldest Power Hammer in the World (23 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Can I Make QR Code Damascus? (19 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Clipping Dies for my Coins (21 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
DIY: How to Replace and Install a Bathroom Sink Faucet (11 min, ChrisFix, Intermediate)
Forging My Own Currency (22 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
How a New Steel Alloy Is Invented! (60 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
How Super Steels Are Made (37 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
How to Replace your Entire Driveway (Complete Tear Out and Repave) (15 min, ChrisFix, Intermediate)
Making a Crossbow in 4 hours - Steele Vs. Stelter (28 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Making a Titanium Damascus Katana - Part 1 (43 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 4 (20 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 5 (23 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring the Steam Hammer (25 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring The Steam Hammer! Part 12 (26 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring The Steam Hammer! Part 13 (21 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring The Steam Hammer - Part 5 (22 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
Re-Restoring the Steam Hammer! Part 9 (31 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)