Biography
Brian Porter (LCG, FIOC, Cert Ed) is a leading author of illustrated vocational texts in carpentry and joinery. Formerly a lecturer at Leeds College of Building, he worked with Reg Rose on Hodder Arnold titles such as Carpentry and Joinery: Bench and Site Skills and Carpentry and Joinery: Work Activities, which map NVQ/SVQ activities from setting out and marking to assembly and fixing. Their books have been widely adopted on craft certificates and apprenticeships in the UK and overseas.
Published writings & editorial work
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- Carpentry & Joinery — Work Activities
First published 2000 · Arnold
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An NVQ-aligned construction-trades textbook covering the core work activities of carpenters and joiners — site practice, hand and power tools, materials, and finished joinery.