September/October 2010
by Andy Engel
What makes a good carpenter?
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Carpentry is more complicated than it might seem. Sure, the standards of plumb, level, and square are absolute. And most of us know a tight joint when we see one. But those easily measured standards aren't the whole picture. Underlying plumb, level, and square is structural soundness. In years past, that was ensured by institutional memory and the integrity of the builder. Good carpenters got it right. Bad ones didn't. Today, codes have largely replaced experience and integrity as guidelines for carpenters. At that, most carpenters I know think less about the code than about "what the inspector wants." One
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