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Carpentry Academy

A complete carpentry and joinery course in English and French: 5 parts, 20 modules and 120 lessons – timber and sheet materials, safety, hand and power tools, woodworking joints, fixings and adhesives, bench work, finishes, floors, stud walls, roofs, frames, linings and stairs, doors and ironmongery, mouldings and trim, kitchens and fitted furniture, outdoor carpentry, repairs and problem solving, furniture making, estimating and pricing, and running a carpentry business. Every lesson has three readings, a worked example, common mistakes, on-the-job checks, key terms, self-checks and a quiz. Look things up in a timber, tools and hardware library, a problem solver, reference tables and a glossary; practise with 16 calculators (rafters, stairs, take-offs, mitres, pricing), 20 job decisions, 10 checklists and an exam.

Ready to try · A complete carpentry and joinery course in English and French: 5 parts, 20 modules and 120 lessons – timber and sheet materials, safety, hand and power tools, woodworking joints, fixings and adhesives, bench work, finishes, floors, stud walls, roofs, frames, linings and stairs, doors and ironmongery, mouldings and trim, kitchens and fitted furniture, outdoor carpentry, repairs and problem solving, furniture making, estimating and pricing, and running a carpentry business. Every lesson has three readings, a worked example, common mistakes, on-the-job checks, key terms, self-checks and a quiz. Look things up in a timber, tools and hardware library, a problem solver, reference tables and a glossary; practise with 16 calculators (rafters, stairs, take-offs, mitres, pricing), 20 job decisions, 10 checklists and an exam.