1st Edition

Carpentry and Joinery Work Activities

By Chris Tooke Copyright 2000
330 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

This highly illustrated textbook is written to meet the needs of candidates studying for the NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Carpentry and Joinery, and other courses at this level. Each chapter covers a specific activity such as constructing stairs or windows and includes the selection of produced components, setting out, marking out, assembly and fixing. The book contains references to the companion... Read more
Preface; Ground and upper floors; Partitions (non load bearing); Flat roofs and finishes; Pitched roofs; Temporary work; Wooden Doors; Wall trims and finishes; Windows; External cladding; Casing-in and panelling; Staircases; Joinery fitments; Repairs and maintenance; Appendix: Floor Plans; Index

Biography

Brian Porter - Former Lecturer at Leeds College of Building.

Christopher Tooke - Former Lecturer and Programme Manager at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, Chief Examiner for the Institute of Carpenters.

"This book is excellent. A book like this is well overdue"
College Lecturer, UK
"Expressed in terms that NVQ students will understand, covers course content well and is well suited to student ability"
Lecturer, UK