About carpentry, woodworking and moulding.

First of all, the vocabulary.

According to Wikipedia, carpentry is:

“Originally a carpenter was a wagon maker but carpentry has come to mean the general working of wood. Sometimes used to cover all aspects of woodworking, at other times carpentry refers to the least-skilled level of woodworking and larger projects, such as house building.”

So a carpenter would be, still according to Wikipedia:

“A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other objects out of wood. The work generally involves significant manual labor and work outdoors, particularly in rough carpentry.”

Now that we know a little more about the vocabulary, lets talk about the fine woodworking.

Considering molding to give your home the warmth of the wood is a good idea. We do know now that a carpenter will basically do the rough part, the main frame and structure, of the woodworking crafts. But who will do the fine woodworking, the little details? We will ask a woodworking craftsman.

Wood mouldings can be apply to many diffrent architectures such as doors and windows frames. Amongst the diffrent varieties of this decorative fine woodworking, you’ll find many ways to use molding for baseboards, chair rails and of cours the famous and classic crown mouldings. The crown moulding is the one you’ll see on the top of the walls most of the time at the jointing of the ceiling.

We can classify wall mouldings into three groups, each based on their position on the wall. The lower one on the wall would be classified as baseboard moulding, the middle one as the chair rail moulding. Both of them are used for their decorative aspect and to protect walls from been damaged.

Finally, the crown moulding will be found at the top of the wall, at the jointing of the ceiling as we previously said. For those who would like to install it by themselves, this type of moulding is difficult to cut and place. You can find good related web site on “How to install crown mouldings“.

Ornemental molding.

Using ornemental moulding is an easy and good way to decorate your home. For the indoor and outdoor, in various wood species such as Western red cedar, Red oak, Maple, Cherry . . . you can find the one you want.

Old house owners may want to reproduce or restore old wooden elements of their house such as the original molding. Well it’s possible. A good woodworking craftsman can do it for you. It is also possible to get customized and exclusive product.

For more information: Woodworking shop Bro-Bois | Installation guides