Thereupon they called the carpenters out on strike. ❋ Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 (1922)
The George Bushes have been framed-by Houston carpenters, that is, scrambling to finish the former First Family's $500,000 new digs before they return from their ritual summer retreat to Kennebunkport, Maine, in early October. ❋ Unknown (2008)
He then called the carpenters, to know of them if they had any large saws that would cut through the body; and they told him they had no saws that were long enough, nor could men work into such a monstrous old stump in a great while; but that they would go to work with it with their axes, and undertake to cut it down in two days, and stock up the root of it in two more. ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)
In so far as they were out of the ordinary and were not mere common workingmen such as carpenters and laundrymen, they represented romance. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Then people are going to need to be hired to install all these things into the properties, once again creating more jobs this time for tradesmen such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and painters. ❋ Unknown (2009)
So they were looking up everyone that had been in and out of the home, both workers such as carpenters and electricians, but realtors and so forth, people that had looked at the home. ❋ Unknown (2002)
Perhaps local craftspersons, such as carpenters, welders, and shoemakers would be willing to help teach members of the team. ❋ Unknown (1999)
He put his hands in his trousers 'pockets and drew out one of those large iron compasses such as carpenters use, and opened it with a rapid movement. ❋ Various (N/A)
Select a few tools of good quality at a hardware store, and put a substantial work bench, such as carpenters use, in the play room. ❋ Various (N/A)
Also, even in homogeneous districts, like those devoted to cotton-growing or tobacco-culture, there are always individuals who choose or inherit an occupation that supplies a special want to the community, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, and masters of other crafts. ❋ Henry Kalloch Rowe (N/A)
The names of the sixteen "carpenters" he had with him are all preserved with the weekly account of their payments; and though most of the work of the Flemish "sculptors" on the larger statues has entirely disappeared, the more modest position of the little carvings beneath the seats has probably saved them; and these are the work, as ❋ Theodore Andrea Cook (1897)
I believe to be most probable, of the Rouen "carpenters" whom ❋ Theodore Andrea Cook (1897)
Even in the few towns the inhabitants preferred that their children should follow agriculture rather than become handicraftsmen; and skilled workmen such as carpenters and smiths made a great deal of money, so much so that they could live a week on one day's wage. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)
He next invested in a pair of corduroy trousers, such as carpenters wear, and a pair of oiled canvas leggings. ❋ Guy De Maupassant (1871)
A country girl, poor enough, that was evident; living with her family in a cheap and most unattractive frame house, such as carpenters build in America, scantily furnished and unadorned; without the adventitious aids of dress or jewels or the fine manners of society -- Harry couldn't understand it. ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)
There are a few mechanics among them, -- such as carpenters and joiners, bricklayers, masons, plasterers, and boot and shoe makers. ❋ Unknown (1859)
