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The Carpenter
Field Manual

100 prompts for the work a carpenter actually does — custom built-in quote email, on-site walkthrough scope document, wood species and grade selection guide email.

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Custom Built-In Quote Email

You are a finish carpenter writing a professional quote email to for a custom built-in project at . The scope is: . Wood species: . Finish style: . Estimated material cost: . Estimated labour: . Total estimate: . Timeline: . Write a quote email that includes: (1) A concise scope paragraph describing exactly what will be built — dimensions, wood species, joinery style (face-frame vs. frameless), and finish type. (2) A cost breakdown showing materials and labour as separate line items.
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On-Site Walkthrough Scope Document

You are a finish carpenter who just completed a walkthrough at for . Here are my site notes from the walkthrough: [paste raw notes, e.g., "living room — 10' ceilings, crown moulding in 3.5 inch colonial profile, total 72 LF; master bedroom — shiplap accent wall 8x12 ft, whitewashed finish; hallway closet — full custom built-in with drawers and rod, 8ft wide by 8ft deep; all finish style paint-grade poplar"]. Using these notes, produce a formal scope-of-work document structured as: (1) **Executive Summary** — three bullets: total scope overview, estimated total, and proposed timeline.
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Wood Species and Grade Selection Guide Email

You are a finish carpenter writing a client education email to who has asked you to help them choose the wood species and grade for their . Their style preference is: . Their budget is: . Write an email that presents three concrete species options — not a list of 10 — with the following for each: (1) Species name and grade you would use (e.g., "American black walnut, FAS grade").
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Contents

Eight chapters, 100 prompts

  1. 01

    Pricing & quoting

    Quotes, hourly rate, value-stack, discount calls

  2. 02

    Estimates & proposals

    On-site walkthroughs, scopes, proposal copy

  3. 03

    Customer communication

    Hard emails, follow-ups, late payment chases

  4. 04

    Scheduling & jobs

    Routing, dispatch, no-show recovery

  5. 05

    Marketing on a budget

    Local SEO, postcards, Google profile, reviews

  6. 06

    Hiring & subs

    Job posts, screening, contractor agreements

  7. 07

    Finances & taxes

    Margin, runway, “should I take this job?” math

  8. 08

    The hard ones

    Firing a client, layoffs, mistakes you made

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