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CARPENTRY
(TRAINING COURSE AND REFERENCE GUIDE)
AND
WOOD HANDBOOK
(WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL)
consisting of 7 training manuals/subcourses – 1607 pages of self-study material with diagrams and illustrations - written by the Army Institute for Professional Development and the United States Department of Agriculture, and 15 Carpentry and Masonry lessons some of which contain step-by-step instructions with illustrations.
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- CARPENTRY (222 pp)
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- CARPENTRY I (95 pp)
- CARPENTRY II (101 pp)
- CARPENTRY III (65 pp)
- CONSTRUCTION PRINT READING (500 pp)
- FRAME STRUCTURES (135 pp)
- WOOD HANDBOOK – WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL (489 pp)
- CARPENTRY AND MASONRY LESSONS (15 lessons)
CARPENTRY
This manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel
responsible for planning and executing theater of operations (TO) construction. It provides techniques and
procedures for frame construction, preparation and use of bills of materials (BOMs), building layout,
forming for concrete slabs and foundations, framing and finish carpentry, roof framing and coverings,
bridge and wharf construction, and the materials used for these operations.
Chapter 1. - Construction Drawings
q Architectural Symbols, Line Conventions, and Material Conventions
q Working Drawings
o Site Plans
o Elevations
o Floor Plans
q Detail Drawings
o Sections
o Details
q Wood Framing Drawings
o Light Wood Framing
o Heavy Wood Framing
Chapter 2. - Construction Planning and Materials
q Planning
o Built-in-Place Method
o Panel Method
q Materials
o Lumber
o Hardware
Chapter 3. - Bills of Materials
q Materials Takeoff List
q Materials Estimate List
q Bill of Materials Format
Chapter 4. - Building Layout and Foundation
q Layout
o Laying Out a Rectangular Building Site
o Laying Out an Irregular Building Site
o Setting Batter Boards
o Extending Lines
o Squaring Lines
q Foundations
o Wall Foundations
o Column or Post Foundations
Chapter 5. - Forms for Concrete
q Form Design
q Form Construction
o Foundation and Footing Forms
o Wall Forms
o Column Forms
o Beam and Girder Forms
o Floor Forms
o Stair Forms
q Form Removal
Chapter 6. - Rough Framing
q Types of Framing
o Light Framing
o Heavy Framing
o Expedient Framing
q Connections
o Joints
o Splices
q Sills
o Platform Construction
o Balloon-Framed Construction
o Braced-Framing Sills
o Built-Up Sills
q Girders
o Size Requirements
o Load Area
o Floor Load
o Built-Up Girders
o Splicing
o Girder Supports
o Girder Forms
q Flooring
o Floor Joists
o Floor Joists for Platform Construction
o Floor Bridging
o Floor Openings
o Subfloors
o Finish Floors
q Walls and Partitions
o Corner Posts
o Partition Posts
o Studs
o Girts
o Sole Plate
o Bridging
o Plumbed Posts and Straightened Walls
o Bracing
o Exterior Walls
q Ceilings
q Wall Openings
o Stovepipes
o Ventilators
q Stairways
o Stairway Framing
o Risers and Treads
Chapter 7. - Roof Systems and Coverings
q Roof Framing
o Roofing Terms
o Rafters
o Trusses
q Roof Openings
q Roof Decking
q Roof Coverings
o Asphalt and Asbestos-Cement Roofing
o Built-Up Roofing Material
q Reroofing
o Asphalt-Shingle Roofs
o Asphalt-Prepared Roll Roofings
o Built-Up Roofs
o Slate Roofs
o Tile Roofs
o Asbestos-Cement Roofs
o Metal Roofs
o Wood-Shingle Roofs
Chapter 8. - Doors and Windows
q Doors
o Types of Doors
o Door Frames
o Swing
o Door Hardware
o Door Installation
o Lock Installation
q Windows
o Window Frames
o Window Sashes
q Accessories
o Window Screens
o Door Screens
o Hoods or Canopies
Chapter 9. - Finish Carpentry
q Interior Wall and Partition Coverings
o Plywood and Fiberboard
o Sheetrock
q Base Molding
q Ceiling Coverings
o Sheetrock
o Plywood
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