Carpentry | Module 1

Carpenters - answer-people who build things with wood; Can have opportunities to work in residential, commercial, and industrial construction- master carpenters, estimators, architects, construction managers, and contractors. Finish Carpentry - answer-Woodwork that is done on the job site. Wood base, door trim, wall moldings, etc. Rough Carpentry - answer-structural framing, sheathing, blocking, and misc pieces of wood needed to complete the project material takeoff - answer-A list of building materials obtained by analyzing the project drawings Primitive carpentry - answer-Developed in the forest regions during the latter part of the Stone Age, when early humans improved stone tools. Between 4000 and 2000 B.C.E, Egyptians developed copper tools, later in that period, they developed bronze tools and bow drills. Carpentry in the Middle Ages - answer-Middle Ages, carpenters began a movement towards specializing as shipwrights, wheelwrights, turners, and millwrights. carpenter's brace - answer-a tool for holding and turning a drill bite. The plan which the Romans had used centuries earlier reappeared around 1200 C.E. progress in steel-making - answer-led the use of steel-edged tools and the advent of crude iron nails. Wooden pegs were used to hold wooden members together before the use of nails. Screws were invented in the 1500s. commercial contractor - answer-may work primarily with concrete, steel and preformed building materials. carpenter residential - answer-work is more likely to work with wood frame construction and wood finish materials, but will also encounter an increasing variety of preformed and prefabricated building materials. Contractor Owner - answer-Often a company owner, a businessperson, and construction specialist in most cases. This person is responsible for all construction activities, and deals with all key individuals on a project, which includes the architect, the owner, the subcontractors and company personnel. Construction Manager - answer-Supervise all or part of a building projects. Sometimes called General Contractors General Contractor - answer-usually a construction company that has responsibility for seeing that all aspects of construction are completed on time and within budget Architect - answer-is responsible for the technical aspects of a project including the design, testing and analysis of specifications and materials, planning, surveying, research, and other critical factors in the building process. Estimator - answer-prepares basic data concerning a proposed construction project (usually from plans and specifications). This data includes the quantities of materials required, man-hours to perform items of work, methods to be used, equipment required, and (with the assistance of other members of the office staff) computes the cost of construction which represents the contractor's competitive bid for the job. Project Manager/Administrator - answer-directs all functions concerning construction on very large projects; establishes and develops methods, procedures, schedules, and policies; coordinates the work of all units and divisions; performs such administrative duties as are required for proper completion of the project. Safety Manager - answer-is responsible for setting up job site safety operations. This role involves ensuring that employees are conscious of safety procedures, ensuring that activities are conducted in accordance with federal and state safety and health regulations and procedures, and providing professional advice on safe procedures of various construction activities. Supervisor - answer-a person who stands over or above someone in rank; a manager in charge of someone else Foreman/Lead Carpenter - answer-This individual is a front-line leader who directs the work of a crew of craft workers and laborers. Master Carpenter - answer-usually the senior carpenter, the most skilled of the team constructing scenery or props; answers to the shop foreman Journeyman Carpenter - answer-originally meant to journey away from the master and work