What is Carpentry?
Carpentry is one of the oldest trades ever discovered.
The main thing/ resource that is for carpenters is wood.
The word Carpenter has it's roots in ancient times being a derivative of the ancient Latin word "Carpentrius" or " Maker of a carriage". The Roman carpenters tools included rasps, adzes and saws. The history of carpentry and Carpenters has been traced back to 8000 BC when stone axes were being used to build shelter.
Rectangular building's up to 100 feet long were built by stone age Europeans and Ancient Greek carpentry is evident in the temples that were built.
Carpentry is one of the oldest trades ever discovered.
The main thing/ resource that is for carpenters is wood.
The word Carpenter has it's roots in ancient times being a derivative of the ancient Latin word "Carpentrius" or " Maker of a carriage". The Roman carpenters tools included rasps, adzes and saws. The history of carpentry and Carpenters has been traced back to 8000 BC when stone axes were being used to build shelter.
Rectangular building's up to 100 feet long were built by stone age Europeans and Ancient Greek carpentry is evident in the temples that were built.
Ancient Egyptian carpenters were using copper woodworking tools 6000 years ago; around 2000 BC Egyptian Carpenters had bronze carpentry tools for the common carpenters tasks of cutting, Mortising, Dovetailing, Mitering and drilling timber.
Steel edged carpentry tools became evident in the middle ages.
Steel edged carpentry tools became evident in the middle ages.