As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.    From LearnThat.org.  [Buddha (563-483 BC).]

Getting a straight answer out of the carpenter is an exercise in futility.    From Wordnik.com.  [There are some things that even gringos won't do!] Reference

Yves the carpenter is back and so are the dachshunds.    From Wordnik.com.  [French Word-A-Day:] Reference

After all, if my house is damaged, I call a carpenter whose craft is wood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do Top Athlete's Deserve Millions? Yes, They Deserve Every Dollar] Reference

So, if your noisy carpenter is half-block below Lloyd's, it's on ER, not DG.    From Wordnik.com.  [Page 2] Reference

For example, a carpenter is not ‘legalized’ but simply is not a criminal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stripping Down Proposition K – Why San Francisco Should Decriminalize Prostitution « Bound, Not Gagged] Reference

Remember, nearly all these folks claim a certain carpenter's son as their model.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Feedback From The Blogosphere] Reference

In this case, the carpenter is a factory of doors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Code Project Latest Articles] Reference

We had called a carpenter for some household work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Footsteps on Clouds] Reference

The carpenter was a Norwegian who lived at Flushing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680] Reference

And I had to call a carpenter to put them back again.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gas-Man Cometh] Reference

"Oh no, he is calling the carpenter," replied Faversham.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Frohman: Manager and Man] Reference

The carpenter was a rather dignified person named Charles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Frohman: Manager and Man] Reference

The carpenter was a craftsman who aspired to be an artist.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mutineers] Reference

"We should call a carpenter," Pauling said, from behind him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hard War]

The carpenter was a young Irishman, shipped for the first time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"] Reference

“We should call a carpenter,” Pauling said, from behind him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hard Way]

Jimmy Carter is better known as a carpenter than he is president.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 27, 2008] Reference

There dined with me in my cabin (that is, the carpenter's) Dr. Earle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete] Reference

As he walked there, a man called a carpenter found him, and said to him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Stories] Reference

This son of a carpenter was a weak, thin, delicate boy, but always a fighter.    From Wordnik.com.  [The War After the War] Reference

Then he put his helm about, called the carpenter, and asked what water she made.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fair Margaret] Reference

Him, who was called the carpenter's son, the beauty of the glory of the Godhead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Water of Life and Other Sermons] Reference

There dined with me in my cabin (that is, the carpenter's) Dr. Earle, and Mr. Hollis, the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11] Reference

So I replied that I thought the trade of a carpenter was the one I could most easily learn.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Reminiscences of an Astronomer] Reference

And the carpenter is gone.    From Wordnik.com.  [CHAPTER XL] Reference

Our carpenter is severely MIA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference

The carpenter is now busy rebuilding my rooms.    From Wordnik.com.  [CHAPTER XIV] Reference

It's derived from the word cieśla, an archaic word for 'carpenter'.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Obama acted almost as the primaries were behind him, offering a case against the probable Republican nominee."] Reference

NO it's more like ATTACKING another "carpenter" because he uses a DIFFERENT TOOL!.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Crossbows During the Regular Bow Season] Reference

Afraid I'd lost my 'carpenter's eye' I measured my N82.    From Wordnik.com.  [All About Symbian - News] Reference

Some worry that bark mulch carries potential pest problems such as carpenter ants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Realty Times Real Estate News Channel] Reference

‘Might you be able to call the carpenter and see if he’s free this afternoon?’.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union] Reference

Are you sure, Wiseli, that Andrew the carpenter was the person who went out from our door? ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Rico and Wiseli] Reference

'carpenter's son of Judea' with the same easy flippancy and scant reverence as yourself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ardath] Reference

Chris, a carpenter, was at a job on the 107th floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost Lives] Reference