Carpentry

thumb|Carpentry includes such specialties as cooper (profession)|barrelmaker, [[cabinetmaker, framer, luthier, and ship's carpenter]] thumb|Exhibit of traditional European carpenter's tools in Italy thumb|Carpenters in an Indian village working with hand tools

thumb|Common rafters without collar beams form most of this roof. There is not always a ridge board or beam where the rafter tops meet. Under the midsections of the rafters are purlins which support the common rafters and are supported by principal rafters. This roof ends in an octagonal hip. thumb|A double roof (using a Norman truss), common rafters supported by principal rafters (top chords in this case) and an unusual extra layer of common rafters on the lower half to form a gallerie. Note how the rafter poles for the gallerie tie-in. The Bequet-Ribault House was built c. 1793 near Ste. Gen

in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape

bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached

vertical framing member in a building's wall of smaller cross section than a post

thumbnail|upright=1.35|A single floor or simple set of joists. If the joists land directly above the Wall stud|studs they are stacked. A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. When incorporated into a floor framing system, joists serve to provide stiffness to the subfloor sheathing, allowing it to function as a horizontal diaphragm. Joists are often doubled or tripled, placed side by side, where conditions warrant, such as where wall partitions require support.

method of constructing buildings from wooden logs

load-bearing member in timber construction

thumb|upright|The work of a Daemokjang Daemokjang (; alternatively Daimokjang) is a style of traditional Korean wooden architecture and a term for the woodworking artisans who create it. The word literally means carpenter. Mokjang means woodworker, and are divided into Somokjang (lit. lesser woodworker) and Daemokjang (lit. greater woodworker). Somokjang who make small wooden objects are joiners; Daemokjang who builds wooden buildings are carpenters. Daemokjang covers the entire field of woodworking and the entire construction process.

pencil with elliptical or rectangular cross-section, which can be used to draw on rough surfaces

style of carpentry

woodwork shop