Well, the trades do vary a lot in quality. Especially carpentry, which is the most varied. You can work on a construction site, framing and drywalling and nev

Well, the trades do vary a lot in quality. Especially carpentry, which is the most varied. You can work on a construction site, framing and drywalling and never pick up any real skills outside of that narrow set. Carpentry skills generally only come by doing. So find one who's older, or who came from a family of carpenters.