By Leonard Koel
- 5th Edition
Carpentry has been thoroughly updated and expanded
in this new edition to reflect both the latest trends carpentry and accepted
practices of the carpentry trade. This full-color text provides a
comprehensive overview of carpentry tools, equipment, construction materials, and
carpentry trade
practices.
Great efforts have been made to update the content of the
Carpentry 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 carpentry tools and equipment including total stations
- Engineered lumber and panels
- Carpentry 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
866 Pages, 1,580 illustrations, Hard-Cover.
ISBN: 0826908004
ISBN-13:978-0826908001
Published August 2008
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