Carpenters work with tools and material to build and to improve our homes and our communities. They build houses, erect skyscrapers and construct our roads and bridges. To be a Carpenter is to be a member of one of the oldest and most respected trades. Students will be trained on the following equipment: band saws, drill press, radial arm saw, mitre box, table saw, disc sander, spindle sander, bench grinder, jointer, planes, power saws, and portable power routers. Training on this equipment involves reading, homework, demonstrations, and video presentations. The students are also trained on the proper use of chisels, planes, sharpening of a chisel, sanding block, power hand saw exercise, sawhorse, and oilstone box. The students also learn the common cuts and joints, grooves, and wood defects associated with woodworking.