Long lost art of cabinet making still a career option

MONTREAL – The art of cabinet making has for a long time been a respectable career choice.

But, it’s not as popular as it once was.

The art of woodworking isn’t considered “special” anymore.

With technology advancing and new machines that can do the work efficiently, the game of woodwork has drastically changed.

Kerry Bullis, a teacher at Rosemount Technology Centre, joined the Global Morning News team Thursday morning to talk about the profession.

He brought along with him a small rocking horse, something he says is a 20 year tradition at the school.

Teachers and students build 30 rocking horses to donate to various hospitals and schools.

“It’s definitely a challenging career,” he said.

“You need problem solving skills and a math background.”

Woodworking is a tradition, though and cabinet makers usually pass down their works through generations.

Kerry Bullis insists there’s still a lot of room to grow for people wanting to start work in this field.

“Many students will go work for the main aircraft manufacturers to build the interior of the jets,” he points out.