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URL Locations and Descriptions
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Hometime is a commercial site with information to assist the "do-it-yourselfer." The site provides good, quick information about materials needed for a project as well as some documentation regarding specific jobs.
http://www.bhglive.com/homeimp/index.html
The Better Homes & Garden Home Improvement Encyclopedia provides helpful tips from dry wall and deck building to any other home repair or improvement you can envision. The site requires a plug-in for Netscape Communicator to run the demonstration programs. Downloading this plug-in is free from the Shockwave site.
http://www.nwicc.cc.ia.us/prospect/prosp_carpntry.htm
This community college site provides information on a carpentry program that runs two semesters plus a summer session. Students receive a diploma at the end of the program.
http://www.pconline.com/~tead/AppWW/home.html
The Apprentice Woodworker is a commercial site that supplies tools and information to budding woodworkers. The owner provides information and guidance to young apprentices, including a list of the tools needed, references to relevant books, and information about safety equipment.
Word-Processing/Presentation Graphics
a. Write a report or create a presentation showing something you built using your carpentry skills. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
b. Write a report or create a presentation demonstrating the materials needed to build a wooden fence. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
Spreadsheet/Database
c. Create a spreadsheet or database containing the basic tools you would need to begin a carpentry business. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
d. Create a spreadsheet or database listing carpentry classes you want to take and their descriptions. Use at least five facts from the WWW.