joiner

... Generally, carpenters are in charge of the structural parts of buildings, building walls made of stacked logs and square timber, the supporting pillars and exterior walls of the framework, partition walls, and the rafters of the roof, so their work is also called rough carpentry. In contrast, woodwork that requires more precision and good looks is called joinery, and joiners are in charge of wallboards, wall panels, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, stairs, furniture, and fixtures. In this way, the division of labor is quite different from that of Japanese carpenters, joiners, and joiners. ...

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…　一般に大工carpenterは建物の構造部分を担当し，丸太や角材を積んだ壁，骨組構造の支柱や外壁，間仕切壁，屋根の小屋組みなどをつくるので，大工仕事を荒木工事rough carpentry(軸組工事)ともいう。これに対し，より精密で見栄えのよさを必要とする木工事は指物（さしもの）工事joinery(造作工事)と呼び，指物師joinerは壁板，壁パネル，床，天井，扉，窓，階段，家具，備品を担当した。このように日本の大工，建具職，指物師とは仕事の分担がかなり異なっている。…

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