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(Encyclopedia) carpentry, trade concerned with constructing wood buildings, the wooden portions of buildings, or the temporary timberwork used during the construction of buildings. It comprises the…woodwork
(Encyclopedia) woodwork: see carpentry; furniture; intarsia; marquetry; veneer; wood carving.joinery
(Encyclopedia) joinery, craft of assembling exposed woodwork in the interiors of buildings. Where carpentry refers to the rougher, simpler, and primarily structural elements of wood assembling,…plane tree
(Encyclopedia) plane tree,&sp;sycamore, or buttonwood, any species of the genus Platanus, deciduous trees of most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa. The hairy, dry…nail, in carpentry
(Encyclopedia) nail, metal pin driven by force applied at one end into pieces of material, usually wood, to join them together. The strength of a nailed joint depends on the properties of the wood,…horse chestnut
(Encyclopedia) horse chestnut, common name for some members of the Hippocastanaceae, a family of trees and shrubs of the north temperate zones and of South America. The horse chestnut tree, Aesculus…pagoda
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pagoda pagodapagodapəgōˈdə [key], name given in the East to a variety of buildings of tower form that are usually part of a temple or monastery group and serve as shrines.…apprenticeship
(Encyclopedia) apprenticeship, system of learning a craft or trade from one who is engaged in it and of paying for the instruction by a given number of years of work. The practice was known in…Carpenter
What is this job like? Carpenters build many things from wood and other materials, like buildings and boats. They construct, erect, install, and repair structures and other fixtures. To do…John B. Pendleton Biography
John B. PendletonlithographerBorn: 1798Birthplace: New York City Recognized as the first practioner of lithography in the U.S., Pendleton learned his technique in France during his trip there…Trending
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