I'm sure this has been said before, but my search turned up random posts mentioning apprenticeships.

Do framebuilder apprenticeships still exist?

Perhaps I am at the mercy of luck, and I am not in the right place(s) at the right time(s), but I have never seen nor heard of a framebuilding apprenticeship advertised, or open for applicants for that matter. Being in Washington, and not too far from Portland, there are a fair number of professional framebuilders still around here. I was recently chatting with a framebuilder who admitted he didn't want to 'waste his time' on apprentices. I understand apprentices can be a drag, and I'm sure most 'applicants' or interested individuals are rarely fruitful in their skill or ability, but avoiding apprentices altogether seems like a sad way to go, especially when there are people out there who want to continue this trade and art.

I am one who would love to find an apprenticeship with a framebuilder.

So, if you are a framebuilder, would you take in an apprentice? If not, why?

Yes, I have never posted on the framebuilder subforum, and spend most of my time on the C&V side, so my apologies!

Cheers