Carpentry vs. Masonry — What's the Difference?

Carpentry includes tasks like cutting, fitting, and joining wood.

Masonry involves building structures with bricks, stones, or concrete.

Carpentry can also involve architectural detailing.

Masonry is the craft of laying and binding building materials.

Carpentry is the skill of making things out of wood.

Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, building stone such as marble, granite, and limestone, cast stone, concrete block, glass block, and adobe.

Carpentry often requires finishing work like sanding or painting.

Freemasonry

Carpentry involves the construction and repair of wooden structures.

Masonry includes tasks like leveling, measuring, and cutting.

Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used and sometimes the finer trades of cabinetmaking and furniture building are considered carpentry.

Stonework

The work or trade of a carpenter.

The trade of a mason.

Woodwork done by a carpenter

Work done by a mason.

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.

Stonework or brickwork.

(countable) A carpenter's workshop.

Masonry Freemasonry.

(uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

The art or occupation of a mason.

The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

The work or performance of a mason

An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.

The art or occupation of a mason.

The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.

That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.

Structure built of stone or brick by a mason

Freemasons collectively

The craft of a mason

Masonry can be decorative or structural.

Masonry often uses mortar as a binding agent.

Wood is the primary material used in carpentry.

Trowels, chisels, and levels are used in masonry.

Masonry mainly uses bricks, stones, and concrete.

Yes, carpentry often involves additional finishing work like sanding or painting.

It typically takes 3-4 years of training or apprenticeship.

Masonry is the art of building structures using bricks, stones, or concrete blocks.

Yes, each requires specialized training focused on their respective materials and techniques.

Yes, masonry can be both decorative and structural.

Carpentry is versatile in working with wood, while masonry specializes in working with bricks, stones, and concrete.

Both are skilled trades in the construction industry but focus on different materials and techniques.

It varies, but apprenticeships can last 3-4 years.

Yes, in projects like building a home, both carpenters and masons may be involved.

Carpentry is the craft of building and repairing wooden structures.

Saws, hammers, and nails are common carpentry tools.

Both are ancient crafts, but masonry is considered one of the oldest forms of construction.