Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other objects out of wood. The work generally involves significant manual labor and work outdoors, particularly in rough carpentry.

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Craftsman - Carpentry - Woodworking - Building - Furniture - Wood

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Since most of carpentry's required knowledge is gained through experience, the profession can be relatively easy to enter (this varies with the legal requirements from country to country), but the job may not pay well. Many people have become carpenters in order to make a living while pursuing other interests (for example Harrison Ford turned to carpentry while going through a lull in his acting career in the 1970s). Some people have become famous as carpenters, such as Norm Abram.

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Profession - Harrison Ford - Norm Abram

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Carpentry is an old profession that is often respected for its importance in society throughout much of history. Joseph (husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus) and Jesus himself are often considered carpenters.

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Joseph - Mary, the mother of Jesus - Jesus

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In British slang a carpenter is sometimes referred to as a "chippie".

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British - Slang

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American carpenters sometimes refer to themselves informally as wood butchers, and carpentry as the wood butcher's art.

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