Designed to supplement any standard textbook in the first-year level of related drafting instruction for carpentry, this manual contains original illustrations on graphic representation, pictorial representation, working drawings, and structured building details (exterior and interior). It consists of five units with separate lessons for each: (1) Graphic Representation (American Standards Association Principles of Projection, Spacing Views on Drawing Paper, Drawing Required Views, Developing the Third View from Two Views, Completing Views by Filling in Missing Lines, Freehand Orthographic Sketching); (2) Pictorial Representation (Freehand Sketching, Isometric, Oblique, Cabinet); (3) Working Drawings (Importance of Working Drawings for a One-Story House, Elevation Views, Commonly Used Abbreviations for Elevation Terms, Symbols and Conventions for Elevations Views, Plan Views, Commonly Used Abbreviations for Plan Terms, Symbols and Conventions); (4) Structural Building Details--Exterior (Framing, Roof, Siding, Cornices, Window Frames, Door Frames); (5) Structural Building Details--Interior (Window Sash, Doors, Walls, Floor, Ceiling, Stairs, Cabinets). The appendices contain drawings of tree trunk cross-sectioning, sawing of lumber, common cuts in wood, common wood joints, and nails. A wood screws table, a chart of American Standard plumbing symbols, and a 37-item short-answer test are also included. (HD)