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Carpenter
CarpenterWhether constructing houses or building furniture or cabinets, carpenters spend a good portion of their time as mathematicians, particularly geometers . Before starting work on a project, they have to be able to calculate the correct amount of materials they need. Once work begins, they have to measure materials accurately, and calculate lengths, areas, angles, etc., to create a finished product. Sometimes the mathematics that carpenters use is relatively easy. Using simple arithmetic, a carpenter can, for example, calculate the number of twoby-four studs needed in a wall of a given length when the studs are 16 inches apart, being sure to include the extra two-by-fours needed around doors and windows and at the top and bottom of the wall. Sometimes, though, the mathematics of carpentry is more complicated. A carpenter building a staircase, for example, is faced with the difficult problem of making sure that each step is the same width, that the rise of each step is the same, and that the stairway fits into the space available without being too steep or too shallow. Similarly, in building a roof, a carpenter has to calculate the slope of the roof accurately, and then cut materials to make sure they conform to the slope and fit precisely. Fortunately, carpenters have tools to help with these types of mathematical problems. One is a carpenter's square, which is a right-angle ruler with calibrations that measures angles. The other is a construction calculator, which is programmed to solve construction problems and gives measurements in eighths and sixteenths of inches rather than in decimals. see also Geometry, Tools of. Michael J. O'Neal BibliographyHuth, Harry C., and Mark W. Huth. Practical Problems in Mathematics for Carpenters, 7th ed. Albany: Delmar/Thomson Learning, 2001. Webster, Alfred P., and Kathryn Bright Judy. Mathematics for Carpentry and the Construction Trades, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. |
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O'Neal, Michael J.. "Carpenter." Mathematics. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. O'Neal, Michael J.. "Carpenter." Mathematics. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3407500046.html O'Neal, Michael J.. "Carpenter." Mathematics. 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3407500046.html |
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carpenter Worker in timber. Carpenters from abroad were employed in the building of Solomon's Temple (1 Kgs. 5: 6) but by the Exile there were Jews who had learnt the craft (Jer. 24: 1) and would be available for the restoration. Their tools are listed in Isa. 44: 13–17. Jesus worked as a carpenter (Mark 6: 3), and was the son of a carpenter (Matt. 13: 55), probably making agricultural implements. But in Talmudic sayings there is a noun for ‘carpenter’ which is a metaphor for a ‘learned man’, though it does not seem to be the meaning at Mark 6: 3. Sociological studies of the country put carpenters into the artisan class which formed 5 per cent of the population, below peasants but above beggars and day labourers. Probably they worked a strip of land, and carpentry was a part-time occupation.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "carpenter." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "carpenter." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-carpenter.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "carpenter." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-carpenter.html |
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car·pen·ter / ˈkärpəntər/ • n. a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures. • v. [tr.] (usu. be carpentered) make by shaping wood: the rails were carpentered very skillfully. ∎ [intr.] do the work of a carpenter. ORIGIN: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker),’ from carpentum ‘wagon,’ of Gaulish origin; related to car. |
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"carpenter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "carpenter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-carpenter.html "carpenter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-carpenter.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "carpenter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "carpenter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-carpenter.html T. F. HOAD. "carpenter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-carpenter.html |
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carpenter. See CRAFTSMAN.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "carpenter." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "carpenter." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-carpenter.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "carpenter." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-carpenter.html |
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"carpenter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "carpenter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-carpenter.html "carpenter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-carpenter.html |
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