Woodworkers Vs Carpenters

Being a homeowner means carrying out maintenance and making repairs around your house. Down the road, you may also want to make improvements. If you cannot carry out these tasks on your own, you might have to hire a professional for assistance.

Woodworkers

Whereas a carpenter is typically more involved in construction, a woodworker is more engaged in production, for instance, prepping and shaping the wood so that it can be installed in homes or businesses. A woodworker is an individual you would get a hold of if you wanted a customized wood fixture in your home, like stair railings, custom doors, or cabinets. In this case, you would hire a woodworker that could produce these in accordance with your specifications.

A woodworker that maintains their own workshop might also install the new fixtures as well as crafting them. Nevertheless, a lot of woodworkers presently work in factories creating mass-produced products. Should that be the situation, you might have to buy your own materials then hire a carpenter to install them. Even when you buy custom items, the woodworker might not want to install them, in which case you would then have to a woodworker in addition to a carpenter.

Carpenters

Carpenters are typically associated with wood as the primary material with which they work with. While that holds true, they also work with other building materials, in addition to plastic. Carpenters tend to work on larger projects. For instance, you might get a hold of a carpenter if you were adding an addition to your home, remodeling an existing room, building a firepit or deck, or installing shiplap or baseboards. You might also get in contact with a carpenter if you were building something from nothing on your property. Such as a child’s playhouse, pergola, or shed. Projects this big could be beyond the skill of a handyman.

Carpentry is a wide-ranging field, and different carpenters could specialize in a certain skillset. For instance, a rough carpenter works on a construction site where concrete foundations or footings are formed. Their job is to construct the wood forms in which the wet concrete is going to be poured. There are additionally home improvement carpenters that concentrate on smaller projects. There could be more overlap between a home improvement carpenter and a handyman.

If you still are not sure which kind of professional you need for your project, contact us at Timber Wood in Kelowna. We can assess the job and match you with a professional with the necessary training and experience to handle it effectively.

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Timber Wood Working offers hardwoods in Mesa, Arizona. We specialize in woodworking tools, equipment, and supplies for commercial woodworking cabinet shops or furniture manufacturers as well as the home shop hobbyist. Contact us today, or call if you should have any questions.