1st Edition

Carpentry and Joinery Book 1

By David Bates Copyright 1987
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Preface  1. Hand Tools and Equipment  2. Timber  3. Basic Joints and Adhesives  4. Workshop Drawings, Calculations and Geometry  5. Doors, Frames and Linings  6. Traditional Casement Windows  7. Centres and Formwork  8. Timber Ground Floors  9. Constructions of Single Roofs  10. First and Second Fixing  11. Machine Woodmaking  12. Safety at Work  Index 

Biography

David R. Bates - Former Head of Construction Practice Studies at New College, Northampton.