Carpentry
A Comprehensive Overview of
Carpentry Tools, Materials and Practices

Carpentry has been thoroughly updated and expanded in this new edition to reflect both the latest trends and accepted practices of the carpentry trade. This full-color text provides a comprehensive overview of tools, equipment, materials, and trade practices.

Great efforts have been made to update the content of the textbook while retaining the approach, appeal, and aesthetics of our popular earlier edition. We asked our current users what they liked about the earlier edition and what they would change. New and expanded content areas reflect theses suggestions and include the following:

• Safety practices and pertinent OSHA regulations
• Scaffolds and aerial lifts
• Updated tools and equipment including total stations
• Engineered lumber and panels
• Trade associations and organizations
• Metal framing
• Pneumatic and powder-actuated tools

The CD-ROM included with Carpentry contains information to supplement the textbook including the following:

• Quick Quizzes™ provide an interactive review of topics covered.
• An Illustrated Glossary provides a helpful reference to key terms included in the text.
• Master Math™ Problems provide formulas for interactive calculation and application of math-related concepts.
• Media Clips provide a convenient link to selected video and animation clips that show fundamental procedures.
• The Reference Material button accesses links to web sites that contain useful related manufacturer and reference information.

Contents include:

• Carpentry and Construction
• Construction Materials
• Hand Tools
• Power Tools
• Construction Equipment, Job Site Safety, and Working Conditions
• Building Design and Printreading
• Survey Instruments and Operations
• Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction
• Floor, Wall, and Ceiling Frame Construction
• Roof Frame Construction
• Energy Conservation: Insulation and Construction Methods
• Exterior Finish
• Interior Finish
• Stairway Construction
• Post-and-Beam Construction
• Heavy Concrete Construction
• Appendix
• Glossary and Trade Tips
• Index

The Carpentry Resource Guide provides a wealth of tools for delivering high-quality instruction in carpentry courses.

The Resource Guide includes an Instructor’s Guide, Electronic Slides, Modifiable PowerPoint^® Presentations, Master Math™ Worksheets, Test Development Software, Pretest and Posttest Exams, with Answer Keys for the Workbook, Pretests and Posttests, and Master Math™ Worksheets.

• The Instructor’s Guide includes material for developing a comprehensive lesson plan and effective presentations. Instructional tips and suggestions are provided for novice instructors.
• The Electronic Slides included on the Resource Guide CD-ROM contain electronic files of all illustrations and photographs in the text.
• The PowerPoint^® Presentations provide instructors with a foundation on which to build high-quality presentations. PowerPoint Presentations are modifiable using Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing an instructor to import the Electronic Slides and their own information, photographs, and illustrations.
• The Test Development Software enables an instructor to create tests that meet the instructor’s specific needs.
• The Pretest and Posttest Exams are reproducible exams used to document entry- and exit-level skills.
• The Master Math™ Worksheets are applied math worksheets that can be photocopied and distributed to the students. Basic math concepts and applied concepts are included.
• The Answer Key lists the answers to questions presented in the Pre-test, Post-test, Master Math™ Worksheets, and Workbook.