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Carpenters mainly work with wood. Cutting fastening, joining wooden items together to fabricate a project. In my experience there are several carpentry sub types: 1) Rough Carpentry, 2) Finish Carpentry.
Rough carpentry examples are generally, Framers, form builders and sheathers. Rough carpenter examples are generally, but not limited to; House framing of floors, walls and ceilings, rafter layout and installation, stairway layout and installation, dormer construction, wall and roof sheathing installation, rough opening construction of windows and doorways. Finish Carpenter examples can be Cabinetry, Trim work, and custom woodworkers. You can generally differentiate between the two with one simple rule; Rough carpenters work on a jobsite outdoors and finish carpenters generally work in a woodshop indoors. There are exceptions to the rule. If a house i being constructed, eventually you will be working indoors, but usually that is when it is turned over to the finish carpenters for cabinets and trim. Cabinet installers are not finish carpenters. Finish carpenters build the cabinets and manufacture the trim inside a shop. Sometimes they install the items they make and sometimes rough carpenters install them. Remember that all rough carpenters cannot be finish carpenters, but all finish carpenters can be rough carpenters. Generally the finer skilled individuals can become finish carpenters. Nobody wants an elephant foot on their trim work. Rough carpentry is usually behind the wall. Finish carpentry is out where everyone can see it.
This is a broad overview. Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions.
Pete
Rough carpentry examples are generally, Framers, form builders and sheathers. Rough carpenter examples are generally, but not limited to; House framing of floors, walls and ceilings, rafter layout and installation, stairway layout and installation, dormer construction, wall and roof sheathing installation, rough opening construction of windows and doorways. Finish Carpenter examples can be Cabinetry, Trim work, and custom woodworkers. You can generally differentiate between the two with one simple rule; Rough carpenters work on a jobsite outdoors and finish carpenters generally work in a woodshop indoors. There are exceptions to the rule. If a house i being constructed, eventually you will be working indoors, but usually that is when it is turned over to the finish carpenters for cabinets and trim. Cabinet installers are not finish carpenters. Finish carpenters build the cabinets and manufacture the trim inside a shop. Sometimes they install the items they make and sometimes rough carpenters install them. Remember that all rough carpenters cannot be finish carpenters, but all finish carpenters can be rough carpenters. Generally the finer skilled individuals can become finish carpenters. Nobody wants an elephant foot on their trim work. Rough carpentry is usually behind the wall. Finish carpentry is out where everyone can see it.
This is a broad overview. Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions.
Pete