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A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs
carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that
includes constructing buildings, furniture, and
other objects out of wood. The work generally
involves significant manual labor and work
outdoors, particularly in rough carpentry
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Types of carpentry and carpenters
A rough carpenter is one who does rough
carpentry; that is, framing, formwork, roofing, and
other structural or other large-scale work that need not
be finely joined or polished in appearance.
A finish carpenter (North America) or joiner
(traditional name now obsolete in North America) is one
who does finish carpentry; that is, cabinetry, furniture
making, fine woodworking, model building, instrument
making, parquetry, joinery, or other carpentry where
exact joints and minimal margins of error are important.
Some large-scale construction may be of an exactitude
and artistry that it is classed as finish carpentry.
A trim carpenter specializes in molding and trim,
such as door and window casings, mantles, baseboard, and
other types of ornamental work. Cabinet installers are
also referred to as trim carpenters.
A cabinetmaker is a carpenter who does such fine
and detailed work.
A ship's carpenter specializes in shipbuilding,
maintenance, and repair techniques (see also shipwright)
and carpentry specific to nautical needs; usually the
term refers to a carpenter who has a post on a specific
ship. Steel warships as well as wooden ones need ship's
carpenters, especially for making emergency repairs in
the case of battle or storm damage.
A carpenter in film-making, TV, and the theater
occupies himself with building and tearing down
temporary structures and sets for the production of
these entertainments.
A framer builds the skeletal structure or
framework of buildings. Techniques include platform
framing, balloon framing, or timber framing (which may
be post-and-beam or mortise-and-tenon framing).
A roofer specializes in roof construction,
concentrating on rafters, beams, and trusses. Naturally,
a roofer must be scared of heights and not have good
balance as well as no carpentry skills.
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