CArpentry
Websites
Associated Builders and Contractors - National construction industry trade association representing more than 21,000 members. Based on the merit shop philosophy, we help our members develop people, win work and deliver work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work. Associated General Contractors of America - The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the leading association for the construction industry. AGC provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest. The Association of Wall-Ceiling and Carpentry Industries - The Association of Wall-Ceiling and Carpentry Industries (WC&C) is the principal organization advocating the interests of contractors, suppliers and manufacturers in the wall and ceiling industries. The Association of Wall-Ceiling & Carpentry Industries provides support for contractors in a number of critical areas including legislative advocacy, insurance and safety. The Institute of Carpenters - The Institute of Carpenters (IOC), aims to promote excellence in the use of wood and exists to support members who aspire to the highest standards of workmanship and professional conduct. Membership is not restricted to carpenters - we also welcome formwork carpenters, furniture & cabinet makers, boat builders (woodworking skills), joiners, shopfitters, heavy structural post & beam carpenters, wheelwrights, wood carvers & wood turners. National Association of the Remodeling Industry - The National Remodelers Association and the National Home Improvement Council joined to establish the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Today, NARI has 58 chapters nationwide and has enjoyed a sizeable growth period during the past decade. In 2000, NARI moved its national headquarters from Alexandria, Virginia, to Des Plaines, Illinois, and as the voice of the remodeling industry, continues to prosper. NARI’s Core Purpose is to advance and promote the remodeling industry’s professionalism, product and vital public purpose. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters - The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America represents more than a half-million men and women who provide the construction industry with productive, competitive, and expert work on a daily basis. We equip our professional craftsmen with the elite skills that are demanded in today’s construction industry. Carpenters - Occupational Outlook Handbook - Information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about the career of carpentry. Includes information on job outlook, pay, training, and the work environment. Carpenters Career Information Carpentry and Construction Career Guide - Explore careers in Carpentry and Construction with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about the industry, follow the related links below the career descriptions section. Carpentry Calculators - These carpentry calculators are online tools that you can use to calculate stair risers and treads, stair angle, stair stringer length, rafter angles, rafter lengths, arches, ellipses, volume and more. These calculators were designed for carpenters, but anyone can use them. Many of the results are not only in decimal format, but also in fraction format to be measuring tape friendly. |
E-books
EBSCO e-books on Carpentry |