Interior trim has the power to transform a blank space into a finished home with warmth and architectural character. It's also the most visible work a carpenter performs, demanding expert skills, precise tools, and a solid understanding of the design principles at work. In this book, a master tradesman shows step-by-step how to meet the highest standards of craftsmanship while working under the inevitable time and budget constraints of modern construction. Using the latest tools, materials, and techniques, you'll learn the professional approach to: Hanging & Trimming Doors, Running Baseboard Trim, Tray & Coffered Ceilings, Built-In Bookshelves, Frame-and-Panel Walls, Custom Closets, Installing Crown, Window Installation and Trim, Curved Woodwork, Fireplace Mantels, Chair & Picture Rails, Job-Site Troubleshooting. Book jacket.
A traditional workbench , strong sturdy and made of solid hardwood is the ideal , but there are plenty of ways to improvise and add supplementary work surfaces . The essentials for a bench are that it should be stable and rigid and ...
This guide contains practical guidelines for good timber-framed house building, with hundreds of diagrams, easy to follow tables for quick reference and bullet points for easy reading.
Carpenters build everything from homes, schools, and hospitals to roads and bridges.
Courtesy Franke Consumer Products , Inc./Kitchen Systems Division SINGLE - LEVER FAUCET COUNTERTOP NIPPLE FOR SPRAY HOSE CONNECTION WASHER AND NUT 10-57 This singlelever faucet is supplied with copper water tubing .
Includes how-to information.
The Essential Woodworker: Skills, Tools and Methods
"Learn about opportunities in the carpentry field, and find out which skills you can acquire now to get there"--
Rhyming text describes how a group of neighborhood children works together to build a clubhouse using a variety of tools, and includes facts about each tool and its use.
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Each spread of this sturdy book by a Caldecott Honor recipient provides youngsters with a set of removable cardboard tools that move and make sounds, including a drill with moveable parts and a wrench with bolts that turn.