This manual will become your favorite reference for all of these finish carpentry topics: evaluating the job, choosing the best tools, selecting the right materials, and much more!

"Spence brings a fresh perspective to familiar subject matter by treating it in a way that stresses professional craftsmanship... opens with sections on tools and safety before moving on to a subject-by-subject treatment of interior and exterior finish work. A whopping 650 detailed drawings and...photographs make it simple to visualize the strategies and techniques."--"Journal of Light Construction."

Step-by-step instructions explain how to install moldings and trim to add character and to your home. A chapter on crafting bookcases and shelves shows how to create furniture of living-room quality. A special section shows how to frame interior walls and make door openings.

A richly illustrated reference for both professional and talented do-it-yourself woodworkers takes readers step by step through every aspect of finish carpentry, with practical techniques and tips on how to use running baseboards, moldings, wainscoting, and other elements to transform a home, with guidelines on wood grain, shrinkage, joint design, finishes, and more. Original.

This manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel responsible for planning and executing theater of operations (TO) construction. It provides techniques and procedures for frame construction, preparation and use of bills of materials (BOMs), building layout, forming for concrete slabs and foundations, framing and finish carpentry, roof framing and coverings, bridge and wharf construction, and the materials used for these operations. Chapter 1 is Construction Drawings Chapter 2 is Construction Planning and Materials Chapter 3 is Bill of Materials Chapter 4 is Building Layout and Foundation Chapter 5 is Forms for Concrete Chapter 6 is Rough Framing Chapter 7 is Rough Systems and Coverings Chapter 8 is Doors and Windows Chapter 9 is Finish Carpentry Chapter 10 is Nonstandard Fixed Bridge Chapter 11 is Timber-Pile Wharves Appendix A is Conversion Tables Appendix B is Carpentry Abbreviations and Symbols Appendix C is Manpower Estimates Appendix D is General Information

-- Offers practical advice on selecting tools, installing molding, and more

Includes how-to information.

From the Top Plates Up allows the reader an opportunity to hear the same tips, advice and practical wisdom that Will Holladay (author: A Roof Cutter's Secrets) shared with his framing crews over the years. His compelling stories span a gamut of subjects that touch a carpenter's life. Inspirational and thought provoking for everyone. 275 figures

A detailed and highly illustrated, practical guide to the techniques in first and second-fixing carpentry in domestic construction. The book includes step-by-step illustrations and text to provide the reader with a complete picture of the sequence of work required to carry out each task.