Synopsis
Shots: Rough carpentry in woodworking; building forms for concrete; plywood; hog houses; chicken coops; sheathing; erecting roofs; installing inside finish; stairs; hanging doors; woodworking mill; machine operators; cabinet shops; patternmaking for casting; opportunities in the woodworking fields; Contents. Impressions of various woodworking jobs and the training and qualification required to enter them. As views of large buildings are shown, the commentator says that, although these structures were made of stone and cement, woodworkers have played an important part in their construction. Types of rough carpentry work are suggested as workmen erect scaffolding and build concrete forms. Farm buildings and a frame house are also shown as examples of rough carpentry. Carpentry requiring higher skill and accuracy is illustrated by views of carpenters fitting windows and doors, laying hardwood flooring, assembling a kitchen workbench, etc. The commentator says that the need for cabinetmakers has been reduced by the use of materials other than wood for interior furnishings and by machine prefabrication at the mills ... A sequence on the woodworking mill begins with a view of a man at a planer. The commentator says that the men working here are machine operators as well as woodworkers. In the assembly department the workmen put together window sashes and doors. Workmen are shown building stairs, running sanders, and carving door panels as the commentator describes the wide range…
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- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0169_Woodworker_The_E01724_10_24_17_24