**Carpentry & Building Construction Student Textbook 2016 Edition - Essential Guide for Woodworking, Framing, and Home Improvement Projects**

This was one of the recommended books here in South Carolina for the residential builders licensing exam. When I tell you this is a beginners book, there’s a whole section that tells you what most every hand tool is. If you need somebody to tell you what a screwdriver or a hammer is, or what it is used for, I wouldn’t think you’d be taking a contractors licensing exam. All that said, it’s not that it’s a bad book, it’s just extremely entry levelGood book. Now how do I get the answers online? Says I need a log in and use my school user name and pw but I don't have both.Wealth of information, but this book is tailored for students, something a high school teacher would have students do homework assignments out of, it has test and reviews and such things in this book. When I opened the book for the first time, my mind immediately remembered high school. It is formatted and organized for teacher/student use, but if your an established wood man looking to learn about residential construction, it’s not that bad if you can learn to ignore this “ text book” style of book and focus on the subject areas at hand, because a lot of it is elementary stuff to an experienced wood man/woman. If your new to the trade, this book may be something good.Book itself is quality made, hardcover, glossy pages, will last.Detailed but user friendly,Great textbook. It has so much useful information for someone who’s just getting started in this line of work. It came in good quality and on time.A great read, easy to understand with lots of pictures and examples.This book will be used in classes to teach students, who will probably not go to college, a trade that will benefit them for life.While studying for a licensing exam this was by far the most useful, followed closely by the IBC and IRC.although the book is prettier than the original, it is not better. in many ways it is more disjointed. I don't think it makes for a straight forward , simple to complex student reference that he or she will return to. safety and assessment segments distract from the chapter and verse of the subject material. the colour line diagrams seem to make learning the craft easier than 40 years ago.