The National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) has released its new, first-level general carpentry curriculum. The program includes career paths for carpentry for building ...

I grip a piece of pale lumber, lay it atop a pair of sawhorses and nod at Siu-Sing Shantur, 66, a retired commercial banker. She aligns the blade to the penciled line and powers up her circular saw.

Megan Shannon knows how hard it is to get into carpentry as a woman. Back in 2012, she started her company, Tiny Bit of Wood, but had zero mentors who looked like her. She was always the only woman in ...