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    Carpentry Ryan Jacobs Stone High School Mrs. Michelle Everett Ryan Jacobs March 15, 2015 Third Research Paper Carpentry Carpentry "Universally, a carpenter is considered a person who is skilled in constructing objects and buildings with wood" (Burgess). Carpenters are those who have an expert knowledge of the materials they use and are very adept with using an array of tools. "Following blueprints or other specifications, a carpenter builds, assembles, installs and repairs fixtures and structures that are made of wood" (McKay). "Carpentry is the art or trade of a carpenter; specifically: the art of shaping and assembling structural woodwork" (Merriam-Webster). Carpentry has been traced all the way back to 8000 B.C. in which they…

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    They need math skills to correctly measure things. Business skill would be useful to know how to work with their clients. They also need to be very strong and active, which means they need physical skills. There are many skills a carpenter needs, but these are the main skills a carpenter should have. Salaries and Employment Outlook Carpenters get paid a reasonable amount each year. Their average annual salary is $39,940. Some carpenters get paid more per year and some get paid less per year.…

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    The carpenter had a set of skills that are very important and valuable to the lord. The carpenter has a role that makes him unique and different from other in different guilds or serfs. The carpenters would make doors and furniture for the castle or manor, he would use wood to make these thing. The carpenters special skill was woodworking. When stone castles came the carpenters made wood planks and beams for the castle support system or for the roof. The carpenters would use special tools that…

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    Carpentry Legislation

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    Legislation There is no specific occupational health legislative framework with regards to carpentry factories on an international or national level. Legislation applied to occupational health systems in this industry relates to National Acts and Regulations. International Internationally and historically the United Kingdom (UK) developed the most comprehensive occupational health and safety legislation over time to regulate occupational practices that protect both the employer and employee.…

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    Carpentry Construction

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    Carpentry is one of the oldest and refined trades of our time. The art of building amazing things from basic materials has always been in trend. Carpenters are skilled in many areas of home improvement. Their functions include building and installing staircases, doors and windows, making “built-ins” of various kinds, interior wall modifications, framing for walls and closets, all trim and molding and many more. Basically, all works connected with cutting, repairing and installing wood are…

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    Colonial Life: Carpentry and Joining Colonial Carpentry was a key asset to the community. Carpenters from New Hampshire to Georgia were relied on to repair, build, and add on to buildings in the 18th century. Many Carpentry skills were passed down through generations. Carpentry not only required skill, but many things like being able to measure precisely. Many carpenters used woods such as oak, poplar, and yellow pine. Overall, carpentry helped colonies flourish in the 18th century.…

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    Carpentry Research Paper

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    Carpentry- "The activity or occupation of making or repairing things in wood." A carpenter regularly uses trigonometry on an everyday basis to assist with the job. Making precise cuts (On wood, braces, etc) can make or break a person in this profession. Math plays a very heavy role in carpentry, specifically the branch of trigonometry. (Carpentry). There is a variety of skills needed for carpentry. One needs to especially be skilled in math, particularly trigonometry. A carpenter on site,…

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    Carpentry Job

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    I am Elijah L. Stallings. I’m 18 years old. I’m from Starkville, MS. I want to be carpentry because it’s great to learn and you can build any and everything you want. I always wanted to be one cause of the salary. When I complete job-corps I will move on to advance training in Denver, Colorado. I came to job-corps because it was the best thing to do, and have a better life with the things I can do as a carpenter. I chose carpentry because I myself want to build my own house one day, but there’s…

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    Creating something out of nothing is the greatest feeling ever. and Carpentry brings just that because you are literally making an amazing creation out of nothing. A topic I find really engaging is carpentry because you are making the world a better place. With carpentry you can do many things such as build houses for the homeless or make a career out of it. Without carpentry we literally would not have houses to live in. Carpentry also brings new skills to things outside of carpentry such as…

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    Carpentry would not exist without Math. Carpentry is one of the oldest skilled trades that is still used to this day, but also the base and necessity in all aspects for carpentry to be precise. There are references taking the word back to the French origins, “charpentier”, (pronounced char-pen-ti-er) which means a carriage maker. But history shows carpentry goes back to the beginning of time, existing in every culture and civilization. Today, I will show you examples of how carpentry was…

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