Carpentry is one of the oldest skilled trades and is still widely
required in modern construction.
It's the art and trade of cutting, shaping, working, and joining
timber.
The term includes both structural timberwork in framing and items such
as doors, windows, and staircases.
Some of the world’s oldest wooden buildings are Chinese temples such as
the Nanchan Temple which was built in 782, or the stave
churches in Norway, such as the Heddal stave church, which were built
during the 12th and 13th centuries.
Carpentry is often part of the ‘first fix' of timber components in the
construction of roofs, floors, walls and other timber-framed
constructions. It is also often part of ‘second fix' works, such as the
construction of skirting boards, architraves, doors, and other.