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  • Basic Concrete Forms Poured wall concrete forms come in a wide variety of different forming systems. Over the years I have become familiar with several types, some of which worked very well, others not so well. Perhaps you remember the…

  • Chalk Line Clamp I’m for anything that makes my job easier. The chalk line clamp invented by Albert Cruz of Kansas does just that. I’ve been at this for nearly thirty years, and had accepted the fact that a slipping…

  • Ceiling Joists 24 X 24 Garage by Phil (Old Mazon, IL) I am in the planning stages of building a 24 X 24 foot garage with a 5/12 pitch gable roof. Instead of using scissor trusses I want to cut…

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  • Carpentry Training Courses Carpentry training courses are offered by almost all trade schools as well as local union apprentice classes. While the majority of experience will be gained from on the job training, in order to move up the ladder…

  • Common Carpentry Terms A lot of the carpentry terms and definitions vary from region to region and sometimes from town to town. I’ve tried to use the politically correct name as well as all the slang used in house framing,…

  • Carpentry Schools Carpentry schools are an excellent way to receive the training needed to move up the pay ladder in the construction industry. This type of training is available thru high school vocational classes, carpentry trade schools, and the local…

  • Carpentry Math In mental terms, carpentry math is the hardest part of any rough framing carpenter’s job. Many carpenter’s never venture beyond simple addition and subtraction. Simply because they are intimidated by words, such as trigonometry, geometry, hypotenuse, or Pythagorean…

  • Carpentry Tips for House Framing Use this page to find new carpentry tips on all aspects of house framing and related tools as they are added. Tips including house framing, roof framing, how to build stairs, carpentry tools,and related equipment.…

  • Carpenter Forums Welcome to our Free Carpenter Forums. Comment, post, or read in any category you wish, there is no login or registration required. Ask a question, answer one, give your opinion, or just show off your work. You can…

  • Carpenter Forums Welcome to our Free Carpenter Forums. Comment, post, or read in any category you wish, there is no login or registration required. Ask a question, answer one, give your opinion, or just show off your work. You can…

  • Planning to Build a Shed The first and most important step to build a shed is the planning part, without a good plan you probably won’t be very happy with your shed in the end. Always Remember, “A Failure to…

  • Basic Carpentry Tools List First and foremost, when choosing basic carpentry tools, never choose the cheapest available! It has been my experience when purchasing carpentry tools, that you get what you pay for. When you buy cheap tools they hurt…

  • Balloon Framing Gable Walls Modern balloon framing, lay out and construction methods for framing a gable wall. This wall framing method is only used in certain situation’s by carpenter’s in today’s age of platform framing. In today’s carpentry world there…

  • Basic Roof Framing Instructions The first step in conventional roof framing is to layout and cut a common rafter pattern. The rise and run of the common rafter will determine the height of the ridge board as well as the…

  • Modern balloon framing, lay out and construction methods for framing a gable wall. This wall framing method is only used in certain situation’s by carpenter’s in today’s age of platform framing. In today’s carpentry world there are many advantages and…