Question

_______________ is a skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials.

(a) Masonry

(b) Plumber

(c) Architecture

(d) Carpentry

This question was posed to me in homework.

Question is from Classification of Timber, Carpenter’s Work in portion Rules and Methods of Measurement of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct option is (d) Carpentry

Easy explanation: Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did the rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used and sometimes the finer trades of cabinetmaking and furniture building are considered carpentry. Carpentry in the United States is almost always done by men. With 98.5% of carpenters being male, it was the fourth most male-dominated occupation in the country in 1999, and there were about 1.5 million positions in 2006. Carpenters are usually the first tradesmen on a job and the last to leave.