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
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
