carpentry
Building with timber
Carpentry is the craft of cutting, shaping, and joining wood to build or repair structures and objects.
A carpenter builds houses, frames walls, installs doors and cabinets.
The term covers rough work like framing and finish work like trim and molding.
He learned carpentry from his father.
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- miterTall liturgical headdress
- rabbetStepped edge recess
dado · biscuit · dowel · tongue-and-groove · splice · joiner · cabinetmaker · benchwork
Sculpting in timber
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- reliefEasing of distress
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
scrollwork · marquetry · intarsia · gouge · V-tool · veiner · skew · basswood
Sawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
oak · pine · maple · walnut · cherry · mahogany · cedar · birch
Horizontal structural beam
- rafterSloped roof support
- studUpright wall framing
- beamStructural support member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
girder · lintel · sill · purlin · post · brace · strut · header
Friction-smoothing a surface
- planingRemoving surface material
- sawingSlicing with toothed blade
- measuringDetermining size or amount
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
joining · gluing · nailing · screwing · drilling · routing · turning · finishing
hammer
Tool for striking nails
drill · mallet · level · square · clamp · router · jigsaw · bandsaw · handsaw · rasp
mortise
Carved slot for joining
rabbet · dado · biscuit · dowel · tongue-and-groove · splice · joiner · cabinetmaker · benchwork · fitting
woodcarving
Sculpting in timber
fretwork · scrollwork · marquetry · intarsia · gouge · V-tool · veiner · skew · basswood · butternut
lumber
Sawn wood for building
softwood · oak · pine · maple · walnut · cherry · mahogany · cedar · birch · ash
joist
Horizontal structural beam
truss · girder · lintel · sill · purlin · post · brace · strut · header · plate
sanding
Friction-smoothing a surface
cutting · joining · gluing · nailing · screwing · drilling · routing · turning · finishing · staining
house
Residential building
farmhouse · greenhouse · cabin · gazebo · pergola · deck · fence · gate · staircase · doorframe
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
wardrobe · bookshelf · desk · bench · stool · armoire · sideboard · credenza · nightstand · chest
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, blacksmithing, ironwork
- DIY hobbieswoodworking, knitting, sewing, home repair, gardening
- fields of practicemedicine, law, engineering, programming, accounting
- hands-on skillscraftsmanship, manual skill, tool use, plumbing, welding
carpentrymetalwork
Shaped metal objects
masonry · blacksmithing · welding · ironwork · steelwork
carpentrydemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
wrecking · dismantling · deconstruction · teardown · razing
carpentrydesk work
Sedentary office labor
office work · clerical work · intellectual labor · paperwork · computer programming
- carpenter antWood-boring social insect
- carpenter's squareL-shaped measuring tool
- carpenter's pencilFlat graphite marker for wood
- master carpenterExpert woodworking tradesperson
- carpenter beeWood-nesting solitary pollinator
- carpenter jeansDenim with utility loops