Framer

A framer in the United States nailing the roof decking to prefabricated trusses using a nail gun. His tool belt and safety glasses are typical, but hearing protection and fall arrest equipment are missing.
Modern framers in the United States specialize in erecting wood structures using the platform framing method

A framer is someone who builds or creates frames.[1] In construction work, frames may be built from wood or metal and provide support and shape to a structure. In a related sense, framers may create frames for art works, pictures, or mirrors. The term framer is also used for the authors of a formal text such as a constitution.[2]

  1. ^ "Framer". def. 1. and "Frame, v." def. 5 and 7. Oxford English Dictionary. Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) ©. Oxford University Press. 2009.
  2. ^ "Framer". def. 1. and "Frame, v." def. 5 and 7. Oxford English Dictionary. Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) ©. Oxford University Press. 2009.