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Carpentry

by Leonard Koel

"Provides a comprehensive approach to step-by-step carpentry skill development with an overview of tools and equipment, materials, and proven trade practices ; textbook contains 70 units designed to help develop and upgrade the skills and competencies required in the trade and introduces related concepts....includes expanded coverage of rigging and lifting equipment and procedures, adhesives, hand tools, portable and stationary power tools, building materials, hazardous material safety, green building and certifications, prefabricated panel forming systems, and column forms. New content areas include energy auditing, high-definition surveying, building information modeling (BIM), micropiles, wind turbine foundations, composite and noncomposite concrete slabs, structural insulated sheathing, advanced framing and, lead-based paint renovation, repair, and painting program".

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?