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.