Basic Carpentry

Save money—and gain satisfaction—by doing it yourself; it’s simple with this illustrated how-to guide. Find out how to use basic hand and power tools and how to select building materials. Learn the names of the structural elements that make up a house—and how they fit together—with the help of a special chapter, “Anatomy of a House”. Add a room or build a house from the ground up—floors to walls, ceilings to roof.