What Does a Carpenter Do?

Answer:
A carpenter is a skilled worker who is trained

to work with wood. Carpenters work in a variety of construction fields – from very large projects such as building bridges to smaller projects like furniture and kitchen cabinets.

Carpenters work mainly in wood but are able to use other materials as well. Some carpenters have many general skills, such as all the skills necessary to build a house, while others focus on one aspect, like building stairs, installing doors, or framing walls.

Carpenters look at blueprints or get verbal instructions, and then measure and mark out the layout of their project. They then use both hand tools and power tools to cut, shape, and sand wood, joining the wood pieces with glue, staples, nails, or screws. They use tools such as levels and framing squares to measure the accuracy of their work.