ABSTRACT

This book provides the apprentice or trainee carpenter and joiner with the basic technical knowledge necessary to complete the first half of a City and Guilds Course in Carpentry and Joinery.  It will also be a useful reference to any persons studying for examinations, or simply wishing to further their knowledge in one of the associated areas, such as wood machining, cabinet making or general building construction.  Dealing with the basic skills and techniques employed in the present day construction industry, the text assumes little prior knowledge of the subject, but lays before the reader a simple, straight forward and readable out of the skills, tools, materials and methods likely to be used or encountered in the workshop, on site or during studies at home or in college. 

chapter 1|21 pages

Hand Tools and Equipment

chapter 2|28 pages

Timber

chapter 3|16 pages

Basic Joints and Adhesives

chapter 5|13 pages

Doors, Frames and Linings

chapter 6|10 pages

Traditional Casement Windows

chapter 7|8 pages

Centres and Formwork

chapter 8|10 pages

Timber Ground Floors

chapter 9|11 pages

Construction of Single Roofs

chapter 10|12 pages

First and Second Fixing

chapter 11|16 pages

Machine Woodworking

chapter 12|12 pages

Safety at Work