The Wonders of Carpentry: July 2015

The Beauty of Carpentry

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The beauty in carpentry is right angles, the smell of sap, callouses. It is sawdust and wood shavings and the sensation of making something. It is the experience of knowledge come kinetically alive, it is awareness. It is subtle and subjective grain the art from the inside of a tree typifying the intersection of discipline and creativity. It alternately demands strength, finesse, concentration, patience it is natural - primal, even. It is identification with a long and rich heritage of craftsmen and artists, and it is a relationship with the friendliest material on planet earth. A true woodworking joint is simple, precise and a joy to behold. Underpinning all aesthetic styling of furniture and buildings is the basic concept that this structure must hold. The fact that carpenters have perfected such beautiful techniques such as dovetails and mortise and tenons as a method to bind fickle and living wood is quite an awesome feat. I think carpentry work actually adds a unique touch to interior of your home. Wooden work give a special royal look to your living area and it also enhance the beauty of garden. Choosing a professional carpenter which can impart best wooden word to your garden and other furniture is quite difficult task. Carpenters have the knack to make the place beautiful by there carpentry skills at home. The finish product of carpentry is beautiful and elegant. for all your carpentry needs contact Raj custom built workshop.

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Finish Carpentry

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Finish carpentry might seem but it's highly visible and you need a certain level of woodworking skills to produce tight joints and level installation. Finish carpentry doesn't involve building cabinets or doors, installing floors, windows, appliances or countertops; the job is usually contracted to others. Trim carpenters don't work outside so exterior trims are done by others. Trim carpentry does not involve painting but may involve finishing doors or trims which is sometimes necessary depending on the contractor. Finish carpenters are responsible for the final inspection before the home is occupied. Stair railings, baseboards and casings, mantels, architectural mouldings and everything related to finish carpentry should be solid and tight. Walk through and bi-fold closet doors should be in good working condition.

A good finish carpenter checks for scratches, putty smears and dents or gaps repairs it and clean up the mess. Some large scale construction may be an exactitude and artistry that is classed as finish carpentry. This can be composed of three actions: measuring, cutting and attaching. The list of installation includes: doors, trims, mouldings, cabinet, stair banisters, shelving and everything that finish the interior of a home.

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Restoration Carpentry

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A restoration carpenter mostly work in historic building restoration. Restoration is the process of accurately depicting the form, feature and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time. Restoration includes preservation, leaving as much materials untouched as possible, reconstruction to replace missing elements and repair work to bring the building to a historically accurate condition as it was at one period in time. This may include removing some elements to make the building as it once was before.

Furniture restoration involves tackling any aspect of work that's required to get an old dresser or chair as close to its original condition as possible. Often it's more than just a facelift, its making the item usable again and possibly even adding value. However its important to remember that a small side project can turn into a time consuming one. Some projects may just need a few simple fixes which you can quickly complete, others may be more involved and could wind up costing you more than you intended to spend.

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Japanese Carpentry

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Japanese carpentry is distinguished by its advance joinery and its

finely-planed wood surfaces. Though there is a core practice shared by all Japanese carpenters, defined by a vocabulary of tools and joints and a methodology of working, a carpenter will typically identify with one of four distinct carpentry professions. Miyadaiku practice the construction of Japanese shrines and temples, and are renowned for their use of elaborate wooden joints and the fact that the buildings they construct are frequently found among the world's longest surviving wooden structures. Teahouse and residential carpenters, known as sukiya-daiku, are famed for their delicate aesthetic constructions using rustic materials. Furniture makers are known as sashimono-shi, and interior finishing carpenters, who build shoji and ranma, are termed tateguya. Though it is rare to find a sashimono-shi or tateguya practising outside of their field, it is not uncommon for a carpentry workshop to work simultaneously as both miyadaiku and sukiyadaiku.

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Scenic Carpentry

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A Scenic Carpenter builds and dismantles temporary scenery and sets in film-making, television, and the theater. In theatre, a carpenter is a stagehand who builds sets and stage elements. Carpenters receive drafting from the technical director who uses the designers' renderings, models, and/or drafting of the set to create the technical drawings for the production. Working mainly with woods and metals, they use techniques that include woodworking and welding. They build set pieces, including some standard elements such as flats, platforms and columns also, as well as pieces of the stage. For example, a carpenter may be responsible for building stairs and ramps on and off of the performance area and for leveling the stage floor itself.

Operating within the construction department under the direction of the art department, scenic carpenters are a crew of highly skilled technicians that bring to life the creative designs of the production designer, art director, and set designer; this crew is directly managed by the construction foreman and lead carpenter. According to the models, sketches, and blueprints produced by the art department, the scenic carpenters build all interior and exterior sets and physical scenery for a film or television production. Scenery can include basic structures consisting mainly of a few flats and a door or highly involved construction projects like building an entire house, great hall of a castle, or several decks of a spaceship. Carpenters will work on assigned projects as outlined by the foreman and adhere to the department’s production schedule. Under most circumstances, carpenters work within a scenic shop to construct set pieces that are then transported and assembled at the shooting location. When necessary, sets are built in the soundstage where principal photography will take place. For productions that demand on-location filming where is it not logistically feasible to transport sets, carpenters set up shop wherever space can be found and make due in the setting they are given.

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Ship Carpentry

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A ship's carpenter specializes in shipbuilding, maintenance, repair techniques and carpentry specific to nautical needs in addition to many other on-board tasks; usually the term refers to a carpenter who has a post on a specific ship. Steel warships as well as wooden ones need ship's carpenters, especially for making emergency repairs in the case of battle or storm damage. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. The construction of boats is a similar activity called boatbuilding.

Modern shipbuilding makes considerable use of prefabricated

sections. Entire multi-deck segments of the hull or superstructure will be built elsewhere in the yard, transported to the building dock or slipway, then lifted into place. This is known as "block construction". The most modern shipyards pre-install equipment, pipes, electrical cables, and any other components within the blocks, to minimize the effort needed to assemble or install components deep within the hull once it is welded together.

The traditional boat building material used for hull and spar construction. It is buoyant, widely available and easily worked. it is a popular material for small boats (of e.g. 6-metre (20 ft) length; such as dinghies and sailboats). Its abrasion resistance varies according to the hardness and density of the wood and it can deteriorate if fresh water or marine organisms are allowed to penetrate the wood. Woods such as Teak, Totara and Cedars have natural chemicals which prevent rot whereas other woods, such as Pinus radiata, will rot very quickly. The hull of a wooden boat usually consists of planking fastened to frames and a keel. Keel and frames are traditionally made of hardwoods such as Oak while planking can be Oak but is more often softwood such as Pine, Larch or Cedar.

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Trim Carpentry

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A trim carpenter specializes in molding and trim, such as doors, window castings, mantels, baseboards, and other types of ornamental work. Cabinet installers may also be referred to as trim carpenters. Trim carpentry is a specialty that requires precision measuring and cutting to create a seamless finished appearance. General carpentry skills and knowledge of carpentry tools are essential to becoming proficient in this trade. Trim carpenters work under a special onus in that their measuring and cutting skills must be precise. Trim pieces must match up perfectly if the carpenter is to develop a good reputation and stand out from other carpenters. Learning to do high-quality work in less time will give a trim carpenter a competitive edge in this career field.

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Furniture Making

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Furniture design is a specialized field where function and fashion collide becoming a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art. Many interior designers believe that furniture is one of the most important aspects of an interior space. Pieces of furniture not only add function and practicality to a space, but also add style and personality. Furniture has evolved and changed with the times, and some styles have remained somewhat constant throughout the years, while others have drastically changed or become obsolete. Today, creating new furniture styles is often seen as a type of industrial art form. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. It can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture. Each piece of furniture must serve a few different purposes it must be functional also practical, comfortable, and attractive. Furniture includes objects such as tables, chairs, beds, desks, dressers, or cupboards. These objects are usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.

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Cabinet Making

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A cabinet maker is a carpenter who does fine and detailed work specializing in the making of cabinets made from wood, wardrobes, dressers, storage chest, other furniture designed for storage. A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous items. Some cabinets stand alone while others are built into a wall or are attached to it like a medicine cabinet. Cabinets are typically made of wood or, now increasingly, of synthetic materials. Commercial grade cabinets, which differ in the materials used, are called casework. Cabinets usually have one or more doors on the front, which are mounted with door hardware and occasionally a lock. Many cabinets have doors and drawers or only drawers. Short cabinets often have a finished surface on top that can be used for display, or as a working surface, such as the countertops found in kitchens. A cabinet intended for clothing storage is usually called a wardrobe or an armoire, or (in some countries) a closet if built in.

A cabinet may be built-in or free-standing. A built-in cabinet is usually custom made for a particular situation and it is fixed into position, on a floor, against a wall, or framed in an opening. For example modern kitchens are examples of built-in cabinetry. Free-standing cabinets are more commonly available as off-the-shelf items and can be moved from place to place if required. Cabinets may be wall hung or suspended from the ceiling. Cabinets may have a face frame or may be of frameless construction. Face frame cabinets have a supporting frame attached to the front of the cabinet box. This face frame is usually 1½ inches in width. Mounted on the cabinet frame is the cabinet door. In contrast, frameless cabinet have no such supporting front face frame, the cabinet doors attach directly to the sides of the cabinet box. The box’s side, bottom and top panels are usually 5/8 to 3/4 inches thick, with the door overlaying all but 1/16 inch of the box edge. Modern cabinetry is often frameless and is typically constructed from man-made sheet materials, such as plywood, chipboard or MDF. The visible surfaces of these materials are usually clad in a timber veneer, plastic laminate, or other material. They may also be painted.

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Joinery

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Joinery is a part of woodworking which involves joining together pieces of wood to produce more complex items. Some wood joints employ fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements. The characteristics of wooden joints are strength, flexibility, toughness, appearance, etc. Derive from the properties of the joining materials and from how they are used in the joints. Therefore, different joinery techniques are used to meet differing requirements. For example, the joinery used to build a house is different from that used to make puzzle toys, although some concepts overlap.

A carpenter and joiner is one who has a much broader skill ranging from joinery, finishing carpentry, building construction and form work. A good carpenter must have joinery skills however a joiner don't necessarily have to be a carpenter. Joiners may work in a workshop, because the formation of various joints is made easier by the use of non-portable, powered machinery, or on job site. A joiner usually produces items such as interior and exterior doors, windows, stairs, tables, bookshelves, cabinets, furniture, etc.

Many traditional wood joinery techniques use the distinctive material properties of wood, often without resorting to mechanical fasteners or adhesives. While every culture in which pieces of wood are joined together to make furniture or structures has a joinery tradition, wood joinery techniques have been especially well documented and celebrated in the Indian, Chinese, European, and Japanese traditions. Because of the actual physical existence of Indian and Egyptian. While Western techniques focused on concealment of joinery, the Eastern societies, though later, did not attempt to "hide" their joints. The Japanese and Chinese traditions in particular required the use of hundreds of types of joints. The reason was that nails and glues used did not stand up well to the vastly fluctuating temperatures and humid weather conditions in most of Central and South-East Asia. As well, the highly resinous woods used in traditional Chinese Furniture do not glue well, even if they are pre-cleaned with solvents and attached using modern glues.

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Staircases

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Building stairs is a key carpentry technique a staircase, even a short one, isn't simple. It requires precise measurements and some careful calculations. Designing and cutting your own stringers for your stairs will guarantee that each step(tread) is the exact height(riser) and depth(run) for your structure. From a technical standpoint, there's nothing particularly difficult about building stairs. Stairs must satisfy strict building codes meant to ensure safety and climbing comfort. We're so used to uniform, professionally built staircases that the slightest discrepancy between steps creates a tripping hazard. Tall steps make climbing hard. Shallow steps are uncomfortable and dangerous. Since there's so little room for error, building stairs requires careful layout and some potentially tricky calculations.

Stairs may be in a straight run, leading from one floor to another without a turn or change in direction. Stairs may change direction, commonly by two straight flights connected at a 90 degree angle landing. Stairs may also return onto themselves with 180 degree angle landings at each end of straight flights forming a vertical stairway commonly used in multistory and highrise buildings. Many variations of geometrical stairs may be formed of circular, elliptical and irregular constructions.

The step is composed of the tread and riser. The part of the stairway that is stepped on is constructed to the same specifications as any other flooring. The tread "depth" is measured from the outer edge of the step to the vertical "riser" between steps. The "width" is measured from one side to the other. The vertical portion between each tread on the stair. This may be missing for an "open" stair effect. An edge part of the tread that protrudes over the riser beneath. If it is present, this means that, measured horizontally, the total "run" length of the stairs is not simply the sum of the tread lengths, as the treads actually overlap each other slightly. Where stairs are open on one or both sides, the first step above the lower floor may be wider than the other steps and rounded. The balusters typically form a semicircle around the circumference of the rounded portion and the handrail has a horizontal spiral called a "volute" that supports the top of the balusters. Besides the cosmetic appeal, starting steps allow the balusters to form a wider, more stable base for the end of the handrail. Handrails that simply end at a post at the foot of the stairs can be less sturdy, even with a thick post. There are typically three stringers, one on either side and one evenly spaced in the center, with more added as necessary for wider spans. Side stringers are sometimes dadoed to receive risers and treads for increased support. Stringers on open-sided stairs are called "cut" stringers. Winders are steps that are narrower on one side than the other. They are used to change the direction of the stairs without landings. A series of winders form a circular or spiral stairway. When three steps are used to turn a 90° corner, the middle step is called a kite winder.

The railing system

The balustrade is the system of railings and balusters that prevents people from falling over the edge. Banister, Railing or Handrail is an angled member for handholding, as distinguished from the vertical balusters which hold it up for stairs that are open on one side; there is often a railing on both sides, sometimes only on one side or not at all, on wide staircases there is sometimes also one in the middle, or even more. The term "banister" is sometimes used to mean just the handrail. Volute is a handrail end element for the bullnose step that curves inward like a spiral. A volute is said to be right or left-handed depending on which side of the stairs the handrail is as one faces up the stairs. A Turnout Instead of a complete spiral volute, a turnout is a quarter-turn rounded end to the handrail. The Gooseneck is a vertical handrail that joins a sloped handrail to a higher handrail on the balcony or landing is a gooseneck. Rosette is where the handrail ends in the wall and a half-newel is not used, it may be trimmed by a rosette. Easings Wall handrails are mounted directly onto the wall with wall brackets. At the bottom of the stairs such railings flare to a horizontal railing and this horizontal portion is called a "starting easing". At the top of the stairs, the horizontal portion of the railing is called a "over easing".Core rail Wood handrails often have a metal core to provide extra strength and stiffness, especially when the rail has to curve against the grain of the wood. Baluster is a term for the vertical posts that hold up the handrail. Sometimes simply called guards or spindles. Treads often require two balusters. The second baluster is closer to the riser and is taller than the first. The extra height in the second baluster is typically in the middle between decorative elements on the baluster. That way the bottom decorative elements are aligned with the tread and the top elements are aligned with the railing angle. Newel is a large baluster or post used to anchor the handrail. Since it is a structural element, it extends below the floor and subfloor to the bottom of the floor joists and is bolted right to the floor joist. A half-newel may be used where a railing ends in the wall. Visually, it looks like half the newel is embedded in the wall. For open landings, a newel may extend below the landing for a decorative newel drop. The Finial is a decorative cap to the top of a newel post, particularly at the end of the balustrade. Baserail or Shoerail systems is where the baluster does not start at the treads, they go to a baserail. This allows for identical balusters, avoiding the second baluster problem. Fillet is a decorative filler piece on the floor between balusters on a balcony railing.

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Different Types of Roof Continues

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6. Bonnet Roof -This type of room is or hip roof. The difference,

as you can see here , is that two of the slides slope out an angle. The most common purpose for this is to cover a veranda or outdoor porch area.

Traditional Exterior by Wm. F. Holland/Architect

7. Flat Roof - This type of roof is obviously easy to identify! The benefits of a flat roof include that it's easier to construct, safer if you're going to stand on top of it and generally more accessible. The main drawback is that this type of roof requires more maintenance than other roofs in large part because debris will gather on the roof with nowhere to go.

Modern Exterior by Hanrahan Meyers Architects

8. Cross Gabled Roof - There are many types of gabled roofs (roofs that essentially look like triangles from the front of the home). I enjoy the cross gabled roof which is used in homes with extra wings so that each portion of the home has its own triangular gabled roof as seen in this photo.

Traditional Exterior by Eck | MacNeely Architects inc.

9. Arched Roof - The arched roof is typically only used on a portion of the home (as seen here) but definitely adds a great aesthetic touch the architecture of the house.

10. Skillion Roof -This type of roof is a single sloping roof surface. You can think of it as just one half of a triangular roof or you can think of it as a flat roof that has been inclined slightly. It is often used on just a portion of the home. One modern architectural option is to use skillion roofing on a multi-level home to create unique shapes and patterns for the home's exterior.

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Different Types of Roofs

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There are many different types of roofs, which you'll start to notice as you begin to pay more attention to roofing. Many of us just think in terms of flat roofs and pitched roofs but there are many different gradations and styles of each. The ten (10) most popular roofs are:

1. Mansard Roof - This type of roof is made up of four slopes, two

on each side of the home. The lower slope is a steeper, more vertical slope than the upper slope. The upper slope may or may not be visible from the ground. This French style of roof allows for additional living space or storage space at the top of the house.

2. Gambrel - This type of roof is very similar to the Mansard Roof. The core differences are that the gambrel has vertical gable ends and the roof hangs over the facade of the home whereas the Mandrel Roof does not. Additionally this one is Dutch-inspired instead of French.

3. Saltbox - Is an asymmetrical long pitched roof with one short

side and one very long side. Often times this results in a home that is one story in height on one side of the building and two stories on the other side.

4. Pyramid Roof - As the name suggests, this is a type of roof that

is shaped like a pyramid. We see it here on two different portions of this extravagant home. This type of roof is usually used either on small portions, like this, or on small structures such as a garage or pool house.

5. Hip Roof - This roof is very similar to the pyramid roof. The difference is that instead of coming to a point at the top the four sides meet at a ridge or a flat spot like we see here. This is architecturally more practical.

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Framing in Carpentry

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In building construction a framer is a carpenter who assembles the major structural elements of a wood-framed building called the framing. Framers build walls out of studs, sills, and headers, build floors from joists and beams, frame roofs using ridge poles and rafters.

The most common method of light-frame construction is platform framing. Platform framing might also nowadays be called (only partly correctly) 'stick framing' or 'stick construction' as each element is built up stick by stick, which was also true in the other stick framing method, in the obsolete and labor-intensive, but previously fashionable, balloon framing method, wherein the outside walls were erected, headers hung, then floor joists were inserted into a box made of walls. In contrast, in platform framing a floor box and joists making up the platform is built and placed on a supporting under structure (sill plates, headers, or beams) where it sits flat and gets fastened down against wind lifting with galvanized metal tie straps. Generally, the flooring ('platform') is constructed then the walls built on top of that layer, then another atop that, and so forth making for quick efficient labor saving construction methodologies and those have quickened further as technologies such as joist hangers have been developed to speed and enhance the technology. The methods and techniques have become so common and pervasive that even Skyscrapers use a modified form of platform framing techniques and indeed the same tools and technologies once construction builds the initial structural skeleton. Once the platform floor is laid down, the builder's crew can with chalk line, rule and pencil directly transfer an outline of the exterior and interior walls, their openings and relative locations with ease and precision from the plans or builders blue prints.

Balloon framing is a method of wood construction also known as "Chicago construction" used primarily in Scandinavia, Canada and the United States (up until the mid-1950s). It uses long continuous framing members (studs) that run from the sill plate to the top plate, with intermediate floor structures let into and nailed to them. Here the heights of window sills, headers and next floor height would be marked out on the studs with a storey pole. Once popular when long lumber was plentiful, balloon framing has been largely replaced by platform framing. It has been said that balloon framing

populated the western United States and the western provinces of Canada. Without it, western boomtowns certainly could not have blossomed overnight. It is also a fair certainty that, by radically reducing construction costs, balloon framing improved the shelter options of poorer North Americans.

The main difference between platform and balloon framing is at the floor lines. The balloon wall studs extend from the sill of the first story all the way to the top plate or end rafter of the second story.

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Wood Flooring

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Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material due to its environmental profile, durability, and restorability. Bamboo flooring is often considered a form of wood flooring, although it is made from a grass bamboo rather than a timber.

Hardwood Flooring are made of planks milled from a single piece of timber. Solid hardwood floors were originally used for structural purposes, being installed perpendicular to the wooden support beams of a building known as joists or bearers. With the increased use of concrete as a subfloor in some parts of the world, engineered wood flooring has gained some popularity. However, solid wood floors are still common and popular. Solid wood floors have a thicker wear surface and can be sanded and finished more times than an engineered wood floor. It is not uncommon for homes in New England, Eastern Canada, and Europe which are several hundred years old to have the original solid wood floor still in use today.

Floor finishing has two most popular modern finishes for wood flooring are oil-modified urethane and water-based polyurethane. Within both categories there are many variations and other names used to describe the finish. Oil-modified urethane and water-based polyurethane also have very different refinishing and maintenance regimes.With today’s advances in wood flooring stains and finishes, cleaning your wood floors has never been easier. Regular maintenance requires little more than sweeping with a soft bristle broom, and vacuuming with a soft floor attachment if your wood floor includes a beveled edge that could collect debris. Oil soaps should not be used to clean the floors. The best suggestion is to use the manufacturer's recommended cleaning products. Excessive grit and foot traffic may affect appearance. A properly finished and maintained wood floor does not accumulate hidden soil or odorous compounds. You also should clean your floors periodically with a professional wood floor cleaning product recommended by a wood flooring professional.

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Formwork

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A formwork carpenter creates the shuttering and falsework used in concrete construction. Formwork is the term given to either temporary or permanent molds into which concrete is poured. In the context of concrete construction, the falsework supports the shuttering molds.

Traditional timber formwork is built on site out of timber and plywood or moisture-resistant particleboard. It is easy to produce but time-consuming for larger structures, and the plywood facing has a relatively short lifespan. It is still used extensively where the labour costs are lower than the costs for procuring reusable formwork. It is also the most flexible type of formwork, so even where other systems are in use, complicated sections may use it.

The traditional slab formwork technique consists of supports out of lumber or young tree trunks, that support rows of stringers assembled roughly 3 to 6 feet or 1 to 2 metres apart, depending on thickness of slab. Between these stringers, joists are positioned roughly 12 inches, 30 centimeters apart upon which boards or plywood are placed. The stringers and joists are usually 4 by 4 inch or 4 by 6 inch lumber. The most common imperial plywood thickness is ¾ inch and the most common metric thickness is 18 mm.

Timber beam slab formwork is similar to the traditional method, the stringers and joist are replaced with engineered wood beams and the supports are replaced with metal props.

A table is built pretty much the same way as a beam formwork but the single parts of this system are connected together in a way that makes them transportable. The most common sheathing is plywood. The joists are either made from timber, wood I-beams, aluminium or steel. The stringers are sometimes made of wood I-beams but usually from steel channels. These are fastened together (screwed, weld or bolted) to become a "deck". These decks are usually rectangular but can also be other shapes.

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Technical Drawing in Carpentry

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Behind every product, building, or process are drawings and models created using the techniques and principles in drafting. A carpenter should know math and drawing techniques needed to represent three-dimensional buildings and objects. There are computer-assisted drafting programs, which allows changes to be made and add detail to your plans quickly. Increasingly sophisticated technology allows drafters to create more realistic images that almost seem like three-dimensional models, making it easy to imagine the finished structure or object.

A carpenter should be able to read blueprints, know about manufacturing processes and materials,use CAD and solid modeling software, develop product specifications, draw and make models. The ability to imagine an object in three dimensions is a skill that most drafting majors must learn -- it rarely comes naturally. As a professional carpenter you may want to specialize in drawing architectural plans. A carpenter should know the tools and techniques of drawing plans for buildings, designing a small home and creating a complete set of working drawings (drawings used by carpenters and other construction workers) for the house.

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Materials used for Carpentry

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Carpentry is a skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did the rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood which has been prepared by splitting(riving), hewing or sawing with a pit saw or sawmill called lumber (American English) or timber (British English). Today natural and engineered lumber and other building materials are prepared by others and delivered to the job site. Some materials are:

Heavy timber or post and beam
Engineered wood, dimensional lumber
Stud, Joist, Rafter
Sheathing, Sub flooring, Paneling
Plywood, Shiplap, Tounge and Groove
Laminate
Moulding
Glue, Stains, Sand Sealer
Tool Pouch
Combination Square
T-Bevel
Nails, Screw, GI Sheet
Chalk
Full PPE

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Essential Carpentry Tools

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The carpentry tools that will be used to build most of the projects listed below. In fact, these same tools can be used to build a house! Some of the best brand of tools are: Harbor Freight tools, Delta tools, Sears tools, Milwaukee tools, Dewalt, Stanley, Makita, and Rockwell.

The complete list of essential tools is also provided below:

Carpentry Hand Tools

Hammer

Tape Measure

Chalk Line

Carpenter's Pencil

Utility Knife

Tin Snips

Nail Puller

Speed Square

Framing Square

Levels

Wood Chisel (1 inch)

Essential Power Tools:

Circular Saw

Drill (3/8" to 1/2" chuck)

Reciprocating Saw

Extension Cords

Non-essential (but nice to have) Tools:

Air Compressor

Nail Guns (framing and decking)

Air Hoses

One can frame the structure of an entire house with the above mentioned tools. However, if you are planning to add wood siding, window and door trim, and cornice, you should
also add:

Compound Miter Saw

Table Saw

Nail Gun (exterior finish nailer)

The tools mentioned so far should be sufficient to completely dry-in a residential structure.

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What is Carpentry

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The ability to shape wood improved with technological advances from the stone age to the bronze age to today's era. Some of the oldest archaeological evidence of carpentry are water well casings built using split oak timbers with mortise and tenon and notched corners excavated in eastern Germany dating from about 7,000 years ago in the early neolithic period. There are several categories of carpentry, each involving a different skill set, so this person might be adept at only one or several types of woodworking skills. Carpentry can be defined as the art of working with timber in order to construct and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objectives. A carpenter is one of the most necessary and most used of all building trades due to their specialised knowledge and the techniques that they use when working with wood. A carpenter is a craftsperson skilled in woodwork.

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Framing in Carpentry

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