A comprehensive guide to carpentry and construction that details each step in home building with over 1,500 photographs and illustrations on foundations, framing, roofing, windows, wiring, plumbing, solar heating, skylights, fences, sewage systems, and more.

After a lengthy review of tools, this book offers instruction in basic woodworking techniques and pairs profiles of common and exotic woods with great photos. The 25 projects, including furnishings and household products, start from simple and build to complex.

Explore fascinating facts about carpenters. Discover how these professionals use their knowledge of math, geometry, and other subjects to turn blueprints and wood into beautiful buildings--both inside and outside!

"A father teaches his daughter about woodworking and she contributes imagination and fun as they build a shed together." --

Instructions for making fifteen different articles from wood, with information on materials and tools and general directions for any woodworking project.

""Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces carpenters to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher"--

"Roe Osborn's first book, Framing a House, tackled the complex art of house framing. Now, in this follow-up volume, he lays out all the steps and instruction required to complete the inside. The timing of each step is critical, and it's important to understand what needs to be done first. Whether finishing one room or the whole house, this highly illustrated reference demystifies the process and follows a logical progression from installing insulation...

A book, in which the author relates, in text and illustrations, the important role wood has played in the development of our country.