[wahlrus]

I've been daydreaming about this for years.

How did you get into building polebarns? And then framing houses? Who did you convince to take you on? Did you have prior experience?

[baremetal]

i found a job listing on craigslist and called the guy, he hired me on the spot.

for the framing job i walked up to a framing crew and asked if they needed a guy. they did and so i got hired. i just convinced the boss. the place where i moved to has lots of small crews and lots of home building going on right now.

previous relevant experience includes woodworking and machining. i also watched a fair amount of youtube before and during. ability to do fractional math and read a tape. ability to read and produce mechanical drawings helped.

really it was just being interested in the field and convincing someone i was serious enough about it. and i followed through everyday.

[wahlrus]

Cheers, that's awesome!