Second Project - Memo Box

The first project was made using hand tools. As you learned how basic hand tools are used, you now get to move past that and progress to using power tools. The most important rule in using power tools is a life skill word and that is "RESPECT." As long as you respect any and all tools, there is no reason that an injury can occur. As easily as power tools can cut wood, it does not distiguish between cutting fingers or cutting wood. In making the memo box, the more your alter the design of the project, the better your grade will be. That does NOT mean that you can change its basic dimensions. The Memo Box still has to be made to the correct specifications (size).

Due Date

The Three Piece Puzzle should be completed and is due on OCTOBER 1, 2007

What not to do when making the Three Piece Puzzle

The most common errors in the production of the Three Piece Puzzle are:
1. not measuring accurately.
2. using too much force when using the hammer on the chisel.

Key Point to remember is finesse. You need to be delicate in your work. This means is a little force is good. This does NOT means that if a little force is good, more is better.

What are we going to make?

The first woodworking project will be a Three Piece Puzzle. This assignment will concentrate on measurement and the use of hand tools. Measurement is a verification that a workpiece conforms to specified tolerances, such as dimensions, colors or textures. What does this mean? It means what size is it! What is its thickness, width, and length.

This project was selected as an example of using the following skills:
1. Measurement - using a ruler graduated to the 1/16 inch.
2. Layout - knowing where to cut your wood.
3. Using hand tools:
Marking gauge
Hammer
Chisel
Clamp
File (optional)
Coping Saw
Awl
Brace and Bit
4. Developing hand and eye coordination and taking the soft approach to woodworking.


The second woodworking project will be a memo box. This box will concentrate on butt joint construction. A butt joint
joins the end grain of a piece of wood to the long grain of another.

The following skills are developed and/or reviewed:
1. Measurement
2. Layout
3. Using machine tools
Table saw
Radial arm saw
Scroll saw (optional - depending on the altered design)
Drill press (optional - depending on the altered design)
4. Tools used in project #1
5. Producing a groove and adding a loose bottom


The third woodworking project will be a picture frame. The picture frame will concentrate on half lap joint construction. A half lap joint is where two pieces of stock, which are typically of the same thickness, have half of the material removed so that the two boards fit together.

The following skills are developed and/or reviewed:
1. Measurement
2. Layout
3. Using machine tools
Table saw with different set-ups
Radial arm saw
Scroll saw (optional - depending on the altered design)
Drill press (optional - depending on the altered design)
4. Tools used in project #1
5. Producing half lap joints
6. Producing a dado
7. Producing a tenon

The fourth woodworking project will be a hinged box. This box will use finger joints (sometimes called box joint) with a hinged top. The top will be hinged using a student made wooden hinge. This hinge is similar to a finger joint with a rod or pin to hold the two pieces together. Students will have a choice of tops. Choice #1 is a top that is an intarsia figure. Choice #2 is a top with an enameled piece on it. Choice #3 is a top that has a routed design on it. Choice #4 is a top that is plain. To earn an "A" grade, the top must not be plain.


The fifth project a metalsmithing project. Techniques of metal fabrication includes the use of hand tools for sawing, cutting, filing, shaping, drilling, forming and sanding of metal. The use of riveting and soldering techniques are used to assemble cut metal parts.

Old and New Skills

Wikipedia defines measurement: Measurement in the everyday sense means assigning a number to a physical object, such as thickness, width, and length using a measuring instrument, such as a rule which is calibrated to compare the object to some standard, such as an inch.

In class, measurement is the ability to determine the size of a piece of wood. Its thickness, width, and length. Measurement is done with a ruler and measurement is taken to the 1/16 of an inch.

Woodworking @ New Brighton

Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. For this class, students will perform tasks to create projects that demonstrate a competence required by the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards of the California Content Standards. It consists of 10 Foundation Standards:

1. Academics - add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbeers, fractions and decimals.

2. Communication - plan and conduct multiple-step strategies in problem solving.

3. Career Planning and Management - understand the nature of entrepreneurial activities.

4. Technology - understand the use of technology to gain access to, manipulate, and produce information, products, and services.

5. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking - Understand the systematic problem-solving models that incorporate input, process, outcome, and feedback components.

6. Health and Safety - understand critical elements of health and safety practices related to storing, cleaning, and maintaining tools, equipment and supplies.

7. Responsibility and Flexibility - understand the importance of accountability and responsibility in fulfilling personal, community, and workplace roles.

8. Ethics and Legal Responsibilities - understand the role of personal integrity and ethical behavior in the workplace.

9. Leadership and Teamwork - understand how to interact with others in ways that demonstrate respect for individual and cultural differences and for the attitudes and feeling of others.

10. Technical Knowledge and Skills - use, store, and allocate materials efficiently, and use space efficiently.