Carpentry Trigonometry
By: Lily Elkin
Carpentry
If two adjacent and perpendicular walls in a room are legs of a triangle, points a and b can be marked on each leg respectively and hypotenuse c measured with a tape measure (c)
About Carpentry
To be a carpenter, you need a high school diploma and a carpentry apprenticeship
The average salary is $40,500
Historical background:
- Carpentry is one of the oldest skilled trades that is still used to this day
- In the 16th Century, they used sawmills when building things, which is a factory where lumber is being cut
- In the 18th Century, steam engines and cut nails made it so easier to build, make things