A carpenter in Tacoma is a skilled craftsperson who performs carpentry and works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture and other objects. His work may involve both manual and outdoor labor. Carpentry skill is gained through experience and study as there are no formal training requirements in Tacoma. There are different types of carpenters depending on their skill sets: finish, trim, ship, scenic, formwork carpenters, besides a cabinetmaker, a framer and a luthier. The work primarily involves furniture making, fine woodworking, model-building, instrument making, joinery, molding and trimming, installations, repair techniques, and working on skeletal structures and frameworks of buildings.

Sweet — Ben & Jerry’s Commits to Shunning GMOs

Written by:  Lee Ann Rush  About a decade ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream complex in South Burlington, Vermont.  A self-titled “ice cream-o-maniac,” since childhood, I loved the tour — especially the hilarious Graveyard of Retired Flavors — and probably enjoyed the experience even more than did my young son (now age 20).  Ben &..