Woods I (1 credit/1 Year, 11th grade) pre-requisite: Introduction to Woods

The Wood Manufacturing I student will have the opportunity to gain some knowledge and basic skills that will enable him to become useful to themselves and to others. Students will have the opportunity to discover their vocational abilities as well as their limitations so that future vocational selection will be wise and purposeful. Students will learn to identify and know basic tree sawing techniques used by the lumber dealers. They will be able to figure board feet, square feet and have some knowledge of how to purchase lumber materials. Identifying and knowing the use of all hand woodworking tools available to them in our shop will be covered. They will know the main working parts of and be able to use safely the scroll saw, bandsaw, drill press, radial arm saw, hand saw, hand drill, table saws, jointer, surface planer, router, sanders, electric hand drills, and have limited knowledge of various wood construction joints and how and when to use them in construction of a project.

During the second semester of this course, the student will have the opportunity to gain additional wood manufacturing knowledge. The student, having completed the first-semester orientation class of woodworking, will now be given the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills of woodworking. A brief review of machines and their safe use, the student will be required to turn in a plan of procedure as to how he will construct a more detailed wood manufacturing project. All projects must be approved by the instructor before starting.

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