About This Book
The Finish Carpenter's Manual is a practical guide by Jim Tolpin, published by the Craftsman Book Company. It offers step-by-step instructions, trade secrets, and reference data covering interior and exterior woodwork, trim installation, and cabinetry.
Core Topics Covered - Installations: Setting up doors, windows, and custom moldings - Interior Work: Wainscoting, ceiling beams, stairs, and built-ins - Estimating Data: Man-hour tables for calculating project labor costs
Licensing Exam Reference Many state contractor licensing programs approve this manual as a permitted reference book for use inside exam testing centers.
Practice Tests Using This Book
This book is required or recommended for 4 licensing exams. We've written 168 practice questions directly from this material, each one citing the chapter and section it comes from.