Carpentry

Carpentry, the professional’s book of choice, provides a highly illustrated and straight-forward approach to step-by-step carpentry skill development.

In addition to comprehensive coverage of trade practices, tools, equipment, and materials, this edition includes expanded coverage of OSHA requirements, insulating concrete forms (ICFs), vinyl siding installation, deck construction, stairway code requirements, and trade organizations.

New content for this edition includes:

• Green Building and LEED® Certification
• Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Construction
• Seismic/Hurricane Ties and Anchors
• Waterborne Preservatives
• Mold Prevention
• Building Science
• New Truss Shapes and Metal Truss Braces
• Housewrap Installation
• Paperless Gypsum Board
• Fiber-Cement Siding Installation
• Cement Board Underlayment
• Superflat Floors

The CD-ROM included with Carpentry contains information to supplement the textbook including the following:

• Quick Quizzes
• Illustrated Glossary
• Flash Cards
• Master Math™ Problems
• U. S. and Canadian Resources
• Media Clips

Contents include:

• Carpentry and Construction
• Construction Materials
• Hand Tools
• Power Tools
• Construction Equipment, Job Site Safety, and Working Conditions
• Building Design and Printreading
• Survey Instruments and Operations
• Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction
• Floor, Wall, and Ceiling Frame Construction
• Roof Frame Construction
• Energy Conservation: Insulation and Construction Methods
• Exterior Finish
• Interior Finish
• Stairway Construction
• Post-and-Beam Construction
• Heavy Concrete Construction
• Appendix
• Glossary and Trade Tips
• Index

Hardcover
868 pages
1580 Illustrations

Carpentry Workbook

The Workbook includes an abundance of trade-related math activities along with true-false, multiple choice, completion, short answer, and matching questions that correlate with each unit of the textbook

The Answer Key (optional) contains answers to the questions presented in the text.

Carpentry Workbook AT-0801 $25.00

Carpentry Workbook w/ Answer Key AT-0801-0802 $35.00

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Carpentry Instructor's Resource Guide

The Carpentry Instructor's Resource Guide provides a wealth of tools for delivering high-quality instruction in carpentry courses.

The Instructor's Resource Guide includes an Instructor's Guide, Instructional Outlines, Interactive Illustrations, PowerPoint^® Presentations, Master Math Problems, Flash Cards, Test Generator Software, and Pretest and Posttest Exams.

• The Instructor's Guide includes material for developing a comprehensive lesson plan and effective presentations. Instructional tips and suggestions are provided for novice instructors.
• The Interactive Illustrations included on the Resource Guide CD-ROM contain electronic files of all illustrations and photographs in the text.
• The PowerPoint^® Presentations provide instructors with a foundation on which to build high-quality presentations. PowerPoint Presentations are modifiable using Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing an instructor to import the Interactive Illustrations and their own information, photographs, and illustrations.
• The Test Generator Software enables an instructor to create tests that meet the instructor's specific needs.
• The Pretest and Posttest Exams are reproducible exams used to document entry- and exit-level skills.
• The Master Math Worksheets are applied math worksheets that can be photocopied and distributed to the students. Basic math concepts and applied concepts are included.
• The Answer Keys list the answers to questions presented in the Pretest, Posttest, Master Math Worksheets, and Workbook.
• The Flash Cards provide an additional study aid for learners.

Carpentry Resource Guide AT-0803 $350.00

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