Crest of the Fraternal Order of Handymen: a navy and gold shield bearing a crossed hammer and wrench over a house, framed by laurels above a handshakeFRATERNAL ORDER OFHANDYMEN

SERVICE · SKILL · INTEGRITY · PEOPLE · PROJECTS · PURPOSE

Well-worn hand tools laid out in order on a wooden workbench
Crest of the Fraternal Order of Handymen: a navy and gold shield bearing a crossed hammer and wrench over a house, framed by laurels above a handshake

THE FIRST AND ONLY REQUIREMENT

Before you join, you must accept the Creed

No name is entered into the rolls until the Creed has been read and affirmed. The Six Pillars are set out below in full. Read them, and when you are ready, accept them at the foot of this page — the membership form opens the moment you do.

Go to the AcceptanceThe Creed in Full

Acceptance is required before the membership form will open

PREAMBLE

We are handymen. We are builders, fixers, and finishers. We take up the tools our fathers took up, and we answer for the work we leave behind.

  1. IPILLAR 1

    Service

    We believe in Service — that our hands and skills exist to serve others, to improve the spaces where people live, work, and gather. Through our work, we lift others up.

  2. IIPILLAR 2

    Skill

    We honor Skill — that mastery is earned through practice, patience, and humility. We commit to learning, to doing work well, and to passing knowledge to those who follow. Excellence is our standard.

  3. IIIPILLAR 3

    Integrity

    We stand on Integrity — that our word is our bond, our work speaks for itself, and we build trust with every nail, every joint, every honest estimate. We do what we promise, and we do it right.

  1. IVPILLAR 4

    People

    We value People — that every client, every member, every person we meet deserves respect and care. We listen, we understand their needs, and we treat them as partners, not problems.

  2. VPILLAR 5

    Projects

    We build Projects — that tangible work matters. What we create endures. We take pride in transforming vision into reality, in leaving spaces and structures better than we found them.

  3. VIPILLAR 6

    Purpose

    We embrace Purpose — that our craft is more than a trade; it is a calling. We are keepers of skill, builders of community, and stewards of the places we inhabit.

These six pillars are the whole of the Creed. They are not amended, ranked, or held in part. A member takes them together or he does not take them at all.

THE AFFIRMATION

Do you accept the Creed?

Membership in this Order begins here and nowhere else. Read the six pillars in full. If you hold to them, affirm it below, and the rolls will be opened to you.

Acceptance is required before the membership form will open