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Carpenters will be enthusiastic about both these new efforts. Together they make a complete package for anyone interested in building. Spence has produced a hefty textbook-style guide to carpentry that covers the entire process of building from planning through finishing. The scope is impressiveA704 pages and 2300 black-and-white photographs and drawings, building codes, foundations, framing, doors and windows, exterior finishing, cabinet construction, and tools. Newer techniques, such as steel framing and popular trends, like post-and-beam construction, are covered in separate sections. The comprehensive safety section is outstanding. Many of the processes are way beyond the comfort zone of the average do-it-yourselfer; however, there is something here for everyone, beginner to expert. Most do-it-yourselfers have encountered jobs where they could have used three or four hands; Carroll, a solo homebuilder, has come to their rescue with a slim volume that shows many of the tricks he uses to safely and efficiently complete work on his own. Readers who have completed projects will be suprised at how much easier their projects would have been had they known Carroll's techniques. Using straightforward text and line-drawings, he shares a variety of tips and labor-saving techniques for masonry, framing, siding installation, measuring, and hanging drywall. He shows how to cope with problems such as the collapse of the overextended tape measure. There really isn't anything else like this book on the market. Spence's title will get greater use in the library because it is a more general reference title; but both are excellent and will appeal to both do-it-yourselfers and professionals. Recommended for larger public library collections.AJonathan N. Hershey, Akron-Summit Cty. P.L., Akron, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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-- Discusses all aspects of laying foundations, raising walls, and more for small or one-person crews
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solo builder, rafter jig, primary baseline, barge rafter, measuring triangle, plumb edge, perimeter joists, sub fascia, beam compass, rafter layout, rafter square, rim joist, trammel points, plumb cut, batter board, bar clamp, end joist, story pole, diagonal measurement, layout line, speed square, floor system, laser level, thrust block Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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solo builder, rafter jig, primary baseline, barge rafter, measuring triangle, plumb edge, perimeter joists, sub fascia, beam compass, rafter layout, rafter square, rim joist, trammel points, plumb cut, batter board, bar clamp, end joist, story pole, diagonal measurement, layout line, speed square, floor system, laser level, thrust block Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pythagorean Theorem, Stanley Quick Square, Swanson Speed Square New!
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- Setting Tile (Fine Homebuilding) by Michael Byrne Dip in Back Matter
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- North Carolina (New Enchantment of America State Books) by John Allan Carpenter in Back Matter
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