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Dewalt Carpentry and Framing Complete Handbook
DeWalt Carpentry and Framing Complete Handbook by Gary Brackett
Call Number: 694 Bra
ISBN: 9781111136130 (pbk.), 1111136130 (pbk.)
Publication Date: 2012
Whether you are a seasoned pro or just entering the construction industry, this is the ultimate handbook for residential wood framing. Packed with hundreds of detailed illustrations as well as reference tables, code information, jobsite tips and easy-to-follow procedures; this comprehensive resource will help you to get the job done right--the first time.
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The Complete Guide to Trim & Finish Carpentry: Installing Moldings, Wainscoting & Decorative Trim.
The Complete Guide to Trim & Finish Carpentry: Installing Moldings, Wainscoting & Decorative Trim.
Call Number: 694.6 Com
ISBN: 9781589232488
Publication Date: 2006
Teaches readers how to effectively choose, finish, and install all manner of trim moldings, from ornate baseboards to decorative crown moldings and ceiling medallions. It also includes an update on how to select and work with the new materials now gaining popularity, including rigid fiberglass moldings and metal ceiling panels.
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The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House
The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House by John Carroll
Call Number: 690.837 Car
ISBN: 9781600850226, 1600850227
Publication Date: 2013
The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House takes a step-by-step approach, with full-color drawings of every step in the building process from laying a foundation through installing the finishing touch on a newel post. Combining the expertise of builder John Carroll and the engaging drawings of illustrator Charles Lockhart, this book is a complete course in residential carpentry and construction from the voice (and hand) of experience.
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NC Works online
Employment tools for job seekers in North Carolina. Search jobs, create résumés, find education and training.
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NCcareers
NCcareers.org aims to be North Carolina’s central online resource for students, parents, educators, job seekers and career counselors looking for high quality job and career information. Within NCcareers.org, users will identify their skills/interests; explore occupations and local job/employer needs; identify education and training opportunities and prepare to enter/re-enter the job market. The system provides clear, consistent information about North Carolina’s current and future job needs and education/training offerings to all, starting with students in middle school and continuing through adulthood.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
This website provides information on the duties, training and pay for carpenters.
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Career & Technical Education Database - ProQuest
ProQuest® Career and Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes over 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text. Both students and instructors can access the database to research virtually any technical topic, including:
- Computing science
- Healthcare
- Building trades
- Auto mechanics
- Sales and retail
- Accounting
- Graphic design
- Photography
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Career & Technical Education Database - ProQuest
Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sale and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
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LearningExpress
Packed with online resources to help students achieve academic success and workplace readiness.
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Carpentry and Joinery 2
Carpentry and Joinery 2 by Brian Porter and Chris Tooke
ISBN: 9780080476407
Publication Date: 2005-06-30
Carpentry and Joinery 2 is the second in a series of three books, which together provide an authoritative and thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and students working towards an Institute of Carpenters qualification. This book is also ideal for a wide range of amateur and professional woodworkers.
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Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction
Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction by Scot Simpson.
ISBN: 9781119528500
Publication Date:2019-04-16
The bestselling step-by-step framing guide--updated and expanded to meet 2018 codes and standards Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition--Updated and Expanded is a comprehensive guide to rough carpentry and framing, written by an expert with over forty years of framing experience. This book guides the reader through step-by-step framing instructions for floors, walls, roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos enable novice and professional framers to understand and master framing techniques.
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Your Future as a Carpenter
Your Future As A Carpenter by Rachel Given-Wilson and Greg Roza
ISBN: 9781508187745
Publication Date: 2019-07-30
Carpenters build everything from homes, schools, and hospitals to roads and bridges. For those who love to create things from scratch, carpentry can be an extremely rewarding career. This easy-to-follow book gives aspiring carpenters the tools they need to get a head start in their careers, including detailed information about apprenticeships and the role of unions in the industry. Providing a detailed look at the day-to-day work of different types of carpenters, including rough framers, millwrights, cabinetmakers, and more, this resource gives readers the tools they need to begin planning their careers.
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Construction Calculator
To find out more about this particular app, please look for it in your mobile device's app store.
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Construction Master 5- Epsanol
To find out more about this particular app, please look for it in your mobile device's app store.
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RedX Apps Construction Toolkit: Decks, Stairs, Walls. Master Carpentry or DIY
To find out more about this particular app, please look for it in your mobile device's app store.
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SheetCut Optimizer- Carpenter
To find out more about this particular app, please look for it in your mobile device's app store.
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Carpenter—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight (2018, 16 mins)
What is it like to be a carpenter? In this Career Q&A video interview, Scott Brewer talks about his career path, what he does on the job, and the keys to success in building and carpentry. He also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.
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Carpentry - from Vo/Tech ins and outs (15 minutes)
This fast-paced, entertaining, and intriguing series introduces several occupations in the vast career pathway of vocational and technical trades. Viewers are taken on a journey through many different facets of vocational interest areas including welding, masonry, electrical, residential construction, and HVAC. Each fifteen-minute program focuses on one of these particular trades and includes interviews with students preparing for each career and working professionals on the job. The programs carefully define how the participant began in the field, what the vocation means to them, educational requirements, immediate job opportunities, and how they envision the future of each particular occupation. The series serves as an introduction to the vast opportunities in vocational interest areas and the need for qualified workers in these lucrative occupations. Important contact information is also provided for students interested in finding out more about vocational training programs. These programs will serve as a valuable resource to excite and motivate prospective students to consider a career in these high-demand and financially rewarding occupations.
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Residential Carpentry Series- approx. 40 mins
4 videos including ceiling, floor, roof and wall framing.
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THISisCarpentry
THISisCarpentry (TiC) is an interactive, multimedia e-magazine written BY carpenters, FOR carpenters.
TiC offers detailed, well-illustrated articles about construction techniques, new tools of the trade, improving carpentry skills . . . and much more.
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ThomasNet
ThomasNet is a searchable database of suppliers, source products, CAD drawings, and product news.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
The official website of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America includes membership information, news, and resources for Carpenters.
