#262: PRO TALK with Dejah Leger

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In this Fine Homebuilding PRO-TALK podcast Patrick talks to lead carpenter Dejah Leger about making the transition from graphic arts to carpentry, what it’s like to work construction in the rainy Pacific Northwest and how to increase diversity in the construction workforce.

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0:00.0	The people who make good carpenters are also artists, and we have to look at
0:08.8	cemetery, and we have to have an artistic guide for those things.
0:12.4	So I would say to people who maybe are in an artistic career to think of carpentry, and
0:18.4	for women especially, to come into carpentry and have a different viewpoint.
0:21.9	Welcome to the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast, our regular discussion with building industry professionals.
0:32.6	This is Senior Editor Patrick McGone. Today I'm joined by lead carpenter for Iron Brothers Construction.
0:39.1	Deja Lager.
0:40.1	Did I say your last name right, Deja?
0:41.9	Legeet.
0:42.8	Legey.
0:43.5	Ooh, super French.
0:44.3	All right.
0:44.5	Oh, super French.
0:45.7	All right.
0:46.2	You could find the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast and the original Fine Homebinding podcast
0:50.3	at fine homebuilding.com slash podcast.
0:53.4	You can leave feedback and ask questions there too.
0:57.6	It is a pleasure to have you on here, Deja. Thanks. Thanks for having me on.
1:02.0	So Andy Engel told me that in a room full of people who are getting trained in a carpentry subject
1:07.5	and he happened to be there, that you were the only person with a notebook, and he thought that singularly qualified you to be on the Pro Talk podcast as somebody who was
1:15.6	really interested in improving their craft. And I think that's awesome. That's a wonderful
1:20.4	recommendation. What were you guys learning? Do you remember this? Oh, absolutely. It was,
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