carpentry

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The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

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At the new semi-religious boarding school, boys learned rural trades like carpentry and farming, while girls were taught sewing and similar domestic skills of the period. Source: Internet

Furniture has been traditionally elaborately carved and in many Alpine countries carpentry skills are passed from generation to generation. Source: Internet

In Pliny's Natural History (7.198) he is credited with inventing carpentry "and with it the saw, axe, plumb-line, drill, glue, and isinglass ". Source: Internet

For instance, a member may earn credit by doing childcare for one person and spend it later on carpentry with another person in the same network. Source: Internet

Career Following the family's carpentry business collapse, Ferrari started searching for a job in the car industry. Source: Internet

He also took carpentry and piano lessons until he was thirteen years old. Source: Internet

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