LEARN CARPENTRY NOW
Carpentry, finally explained.
All of it. In one place.
101 videos. Every phase of residential carpentry
Layout, concrete, floors, walls, roofs, flashing, windows, siding, decks, stairs — taught in microscopic detail by a carpenter of 25 years.
Real pro-level training. On a real jobsite.
There has never been one source that covers the whole trade. Until now.
You’ve watched a hundred videos.
You still struggle to build.
You know what a joist hanger is. You’ve got opinions about screws. You’ve tackled smaller projects with success.
But if somebody dropped you on an empty lot on Monday morning and said “Start
building,” you’d be left standing there. You’ve got knowledge...but not the full picture. And all the YouTube videos in the world
won’t help bridge that gap. YouTube is too random and ad-heavy, and there are too many
unreliable voices out there wasting your time and causing confusion.
You can spend years trying to fill out your carpentry education that way. And most people
do. But they end up good at six things they happened to do a lot of, and quietly nervous about everything else.
You can watch a man cut a rafter...
Like a 5-year jobsite apprenticeship. Combined with a full trade school carpentry curriculum.
It’s not enough to simply watch someone build something. You need to understand why they’re doing what they’re doing, and how it applies to every situation.
If you see someone frame a 6/12 roof, could you repeat the process for a 7/12 roof? With or without an overhanging soffit? Would you know how to account for the sub-fascia? Project videos and sporadic explanations aren’t enough. You need a qualified teacher’s guidance at every step.
Where the action is:
Learn Carpentry Now puts you in the shotgun seat, riding along with a veteran carpenter as he explains how every decision gets made, and every problem solved. And you get the best view of the work, every time.
Jobsite Realities:
Nothing is perfect in real life, especially in residential construction. But working outdoors, on real jobsites, is part of carpentry. And to make this course, the instructor puts himself in the same situations you’ll face in the real world.
Shop Class:
Some things really are better taught in a classroom setting. So, these shop isolations let you grasp the concept without the distraction of the job site. These are the perfect interludes for focused learning sessions.
Diagram Breakdowns:
Why limit to videos and photos? Our illustrated breakdowns of intricate concepts really help you learn the theory behind the construction choices. And the explanations couldn’t be any clearer—these sequences really teach themselves.
Bird’s-Eye View:
Sometimes you just need a better view of what’s happening. So, nearly every section of Learn Carpentry Now features overhead footage. You get the sort of comprehensive view of a job site that even pro carpenters don’t experience.
Code Explanations:
Code governs so much of what we build as carpenters. But the intricacies can be hard to grasp. These timely visual explainers will make things clearer. You’ll be better prepared to pass inspections and avoid problems.
101 videos. 10+ hours. Extensive bonus materials.
Bare ground → finished weather-tight structure. Every step documented in detail. No other online course covers this full process. This is the first of its kind!
You’ll recognize
yourself in one of these.
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You’re an apprentice, or newer on the crew.
You get handed the same three tasks every day and you’re picking up the rest by accident, in whatever order the jobs happen to come. This is everything nobody has had the time to explain to you.
You build things, and you want to build a structure.
A shop. A garage. An addition. A serious deck. You’re not a beginner and you don’t want to be talked to like one — you want to know how to finally build at a professional level.
You’re a contractor and training people is killing you.
Bringing somebody up takes years you don’t have, and half of what they pick up on their own you’ll have to correct later. This is a recorded course they can work through on their own time, as often as they need, that teaches things right the first time.
You teach the trade.
There is a scarcity of good video material for teaching carpentry. Most programs fall back on books, and books can’t show you what’s happening. This course is the perfect support for an in-class curriculum.
SHEDS, DECKS, AND HOUSES. YOUR CHOICE.
These are the fundamental structures of residential carpentry. That’s why we included aspects of all of them in our design. The structure we built was carefully designed to squeeze in as many teaching concepts as possible.
For instance, the roof and many of the walls are framed and sheathed just like a residential house—we even used a variety of techniques and materials so you can see alternatives. But the back wall is treated entirely like a shed, with a single-layer cladding system, and custom-built barn-style door. So, you can learn simpler methods at the same time. And no, you don’t have to build the exact structure seen in the course.
As we like to say, “Carpentry is carpentry.” New things will always need to be learned. But with the highly comprehensive foundation of knowledge we provide, you’ll be able to tackle a tremendous variety of projects, and build whatever you can dream up.
One thing to know going in: The interior never gets finished. Interior trim is another highly complex subject, and needs its own course. But you will see all phases of exterior trim in this project!
Bonus Materials To Help You Follow Along
Ebook Course Companion
An illustrated reference for every lesson, in English and Spanish. This detailed ebook is a condensed version of the course that you can carry around in your pocket.
Dimensioned Drawings
Highly accurate drawings of the most important phases of the build, provided in both imperial and metric.
3D SketchUp Model
If you want to pull the project apart and examine the layers, feel free. This model perfectly reflects what we built on the jobsite. (User must have Sketchup!)
13 Bonus Videos
Pulled from The Honest Carpenter YouTube channel, these videos expand on topics in the course. And they’re positioned right where you need them.
Pro-moderated Comment Section
Have questions about the topics discussed in the course? Put them down in the comment section. They’ll be addressed by a trade pro.
Lifetime Access
Buy it once and come back to it for the rest of your life. Course access never expires. Very important for a course this large!
Hey! I’m Ethan James.
I worked as a professional carpenter in North Carolina for twenty-five years. I grew up building houses with my father in Raleigh, then spent over a decade in business for myself. I did hundreds of jobs for homeowners, including a great deal of structural and wood rot repair, custom trim installation, remodels, and subcontracting for great builders.
Ten years ago, a knee injury threatened to sideline my career. So, I began teaching online as The Honest Carpenter. Now my YouTube channel has almost 300 videos, a million subscribers, 150 million lifetime views, and is trusted by pros and DIYers around the world.
I’m known for having a friendly, approachable style. I love to break down difficult carpentry concepts into language anybody can understand. I truly believe that anybody can be a great carpenter.
Testimonials
I’m known for having a friendly, approachable style. I love to break down difficult carpentry concepts into language anybody can understand. I truly believe that anybody can be a great carpenter.
I’m known for having a friendly, approachable style. I love to break down difficult carpentry concepts into language anybody can understand. I truly believe that anybody can be a great carpenter.
Nickolai Podbolotov
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Bonus Materials To Help You Follow Along
Si trabajas en español,
este curso también es tuyo.
Spanish subtitles across all 101 videos. And the Course Companion — the written reference for every lesson — fully translated into Mexican Spanish. Not run through a machine: translated as carpentry, by carpenters, with imperial measurements kept, because that’s what’s on the tape measure in your hand.
A very large share of the people framing houses in this country work in Spanish. It never made sense to me that a complete carpentry course wouldn’t be available to them.
Learn Carpentry Now
101 videos. Every phase of residential carpentry
Ebook Course Companion, Dimensioned Drawings, and SketchUp Model Included English and Spanish
On September 17 the price goes to $397, permanently.
$297 is the lowest this course will ever be. Grab it while you can.
The 30-Day Carpenter’s Confidence Guarantee.
Take thirty days. Watch as much of it as you want. If it isn’t what you were hoping for, write to me and I’ll refund you in full. Guaranteed!
A CARPENTER MADE EVERY PART OF THIS
Many attempts to teach carpentry are misguided. Courses and training materials are often made by large educational companies that sub-contract every part of the process. Footage ultimately gets compiled and edited by people with no construction experience whatsoever.
This course is different. Literally every step was planned and executed by a pro carpenter with teaching experience. Planning, Building, Filming, Writing, Editing—all of it from one
This course is different. Literally every step was planned and executed by a pro carpenter with teaching experience. Planning, Building, Filming, Writing, Editing—all of it from one source. You’re getting everything a skilled carpenter KNOWS you need to see...and nothing else,
Skip the content made by committees and computer experts. Stick with a dedicated trade pro.
I’m not building a shed—can this course still help me?
What you built seems small. What if I want to build a full-sized house?
Is this too advanced for me?
Is it too basic if I’ve already spent time building?
Does it cover interior trim?
Does it cover plumbing, electrical, HVAC?
Can’t I just find all of this on YouTube?
How long do I have access?
If I have questions about course lessons, can I get answers?
Can I use this to train a crew, or a class?
Can I use this to train a crew, or a class?
We are running out of carpenters.
That isn’t a marketing line, it’s the shape of the trade right now. The generation that knows how to build is retiring and we are not replacing them fast enough. Carpenters are among the shortest in supply of anyone.
And we’re the prime movers. We build the house. Almost nobody else on a residential site can start until we’ve finished.
Plenty of people want to learn this. What’s never existed is one place to learn it — the whole trade, explained properly, by somebody who has actually done the work for a living.
That’s what this is.
$297 through September 16. $397 after. 30-day guarantee.
LEARN CARPENTRY NOW
Carpentry, finally explained.
All of it. In one place.
101 videos. Every phase of residential carpentry
Layout, concrete, floors, walls, roofs, flashing, windows, siding, decks, stairs — taught in microscopic detail by a carpenter of 25 years.
Real pro-level training. On a real jobsite.
There has never been one source that covers the whole trade. Until now.
You’ve watched a hundred videos.
You still struggle to build.
You know what a joist hanger is. You’ve got opinions about screws. You’ve tackled smaller projects with success.
But if somebody dropped you on an empty lot on Monday morning and said “Start
building,” you’d be left standing there. You’ve got knowledge...but not the full picture. And all the YouTube videos in the world
won’t help bridge that gap. YouTube is too random and ad-heavy, and there are too many
unreliable voices out there wasting your time and causing confusion.
You can spend years trying to fill out your carpentry education that way. And most people
do. But they end up good at six things they happened to do a lot of, and quietly nervous about everything else.
