CONTENT AREA SKILLS

EXPECTED STUDENT OUTCOMES

HOURS

CL = Classroom

CC = Comm. Class.

CP = Co-op Ed.

Instruction will include:

Student will be able to:

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I. Shop Safety - To make students aware of the general classroom safety procedures in the shop and the possible consequences.

1.      Orientation

a)      Be aware of Shop Rules

b)      Identify major concepts of the grading policy

2.      Personal Safety

a)      Actively participate in student personal organization (shop fees, cleanup and storage)

3.      Worksite Safety

a)      Pass General Shop Safety and Tests, and demonstrate shop safety

b)      Understand the importance of worksite safety

4.      Classroom Procedures

a)      Obtain parental acknowledgement of liability

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II. Project Planning and Layout - To instruct the students in the use of the English system of linear measurement; To show how fractions are used in the trades; To Show how to determine surface area; To show the students how to determine the volume of a non-cylindrical piece; How to determine material costs; to develop record keeping system for woodworking; to demonstrate how to develop geometric shapes; demonstrate how to divide an angle using a compass or a protractor; to demonstrate how to use a sliding T-bevel or a protractor to copy an angle; to demonstrate the necessity for jigs and the method for laying them out; to show importance of designing for affordability; and the make students aware of the relationship between skills, salary, and living expenses; To demonstrate the development of a storypole; to demonstrate the development of a working drawing; To identify and demonstrate the proper use of measuring tools.

1.      Shop Math

a)      Be able to identify the divisions of an inch, ½,            ¼, 1/8, and1/16

b)      Be able to determine in which the scale and the rule is marked

c)      Be able to mark objects within 1/16 of an inch

d)      Convert fractions to a common denominators

e)      Be able to add both like and unlike fractions

f)        Be able to subtract fractions

g)      Multiply fractions

h)      Divide fractions

i)        Given the length and width of a piece of stock be able to find the area

j)        With the area in square inches, convert it to area in square feet

k)      With the area in square feet and the cost per square foot, to calculate the cost

l)        Given the thickness, width, and length, determine the board feet in a piece of stock

m)   Use fractions to determine board feet

n)      Use a calculator to determine board feet

o)      Multiply length times cost per linear foot to determine total cost

p)      Find area, convert to square feet and multiply time cost per square foot

q)      Find the board feet and multiply times cost per board foot

r)       To make materials list from a sketch

s)      Find material cost

t)        Find hardware cost

u)      Find labor costs

v)      Estimate cost of shop time

w)    Make cost comparison

x)      Layout squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, circles and polygons

y)      Divide angles using a compass

z)      Divide angles using a protractor

aa)  Copy angle from a layout using a sliding T-bevel

bb)  Use sliding T-bevel to set saw blade or miter gauge

cc)  Use a protractor to transfer an angle

dd)  Use Bill of Materials to record costs

ee)  Use receipts to keep hardware costs

ff)      Use records to record total costs

gg)  Determine cost range for particular item

hh)  Design for the best and most economical

ii)       Design for hardware to cut costs

jj)       Compare wages and salary between skilled and unskilled labor

kk)   Determine difference between gross and net salaries

ll)       Determine the costs of benefits and how it effects salaries

2. Story Pole & Orthographic Drawing

a)      Cut 1”x2” pole to the largest dimension of the cabinet (story pole).

b)      Using one 2’ face the students will locate all vertical members of a cabinet.

c)      Using the edge of the pole, the student will locate a horizontal member of a cabinet.

d)      Develop a drawing showing ends of the carcass (height, width, and placement of joints, type of joints and kick).

e)      Develop a drawing showing the front of the carcass (kick, dividers, and top).

f)        Develop a drawing showing the top of the carcass (face frame, installation of the back and depth).

g)      Develop a drawing showing the bottom of the carcass (placement of supports, placement of dividers and types of joints).

h)      Develop a drawing showing the face frame (all vertical members, all horizontal members, and how they are joined).

3. Measuring Tools

a)      Tape measure and ruler

b)      Squares

c)      Marking Gauge

d)      Sliding T-bevel

e)      Protractor

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III. Tool and Machine Usage - To instruct students of the proper safe use, care and maintenance of woodworking handtools, portable power tools and woodworking machinery.

1.      Hand Tools

a)      Identify and demonstrate correct us of saws (rip, crosscut, coping, back and dovetail).

b)      Identify and demonstrate correct use of the planes (block, jack, rabbet, spoke shave and sharpening).

c)      Identify and demonstrate correct use of shaping tools (files and rasps, chisels, gouges, utility knives and surform files).

d)      Identify and demonstrate correct use of hammers and mallets (claw, rawhide. Rubber and ballpeen).

e)      Identify and demonstrate correct use of screwdrivers (slot, Phillips and power drivers).

f)        Identify and demonstrate correct use of nail sets.

g)      Identify and demonstrate correct use of cabinet scrapers.

2.      Portable Power Tools and Machines

a)      Demonstrate safe and correct use of Radial Arm Saw (crosscutting, multiple cut to length and ripping).

b)      Demonstrate safe and correct us of Planer (determine direction of grain and account for hardness of stock for depth of cut)

c)      Demonstrate safe and correct use of Jointer (set in-feed table for depth of cut, grain direction, set fence and guard and joint a face).

d)      Demonstrate safe and proper use of Table Saw (use the table saw and fence, guard and push stick to safely rip stock, use miter gauge to cut stock to length, use a guide to cut multiple pieces to length, set up dadoes of varying widths using Dado set and safely cut Dado joints and using same dadoes cut rabbet joints).

e)      Demonstrate safe and proper use of Band Saw (layout a curved or irregular pattern, set guides and guards, make relief cuts, follow an irregular pattern and set up guide and re-saw stock for thickness).

f)        Demonstrate safe and proper use of the Scroll Saw (prepare stock for an inside cut, install the blade, tension the blade and set the speed).

g)      Demonstrate safe and proper use of the Drill Press (choose proper bit for job, use stop to limit depth of cut, set table in proper position and at proper angle for desired hole, and select proper speed for cutter and material).

h)      Demonstrate safe and proper use of Double Drum Sander.  Sand a board to a desired finished thickness.

i)        Demonstrate safe and proper use of the Lathe (layout a pattern for a turned spindle, prepare the stock for turning, select proper speed, set the tail-stock and tool-rest, turn stock to round and copy the pattern, layout and prepare piece to mount on faceplate, mount stock and select speed and set tool rest and turn).

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IV. Nature and Properties of Wood - To identify nature and property of wood. Identify the parts of a tree.  Identify and discuss use of the parts of a tree in the lumber industry.  Discuss how lumber is dried.  Discuss how to identify different types of wood.  Discuss wood commonly used in the furniture and cabinet industry.

1.      Growth of a Tree

a)      Student will learn about the growth of a tree (identify the bark, the sapwood, the heartwood, the pith and the annual rings).

2.      Lumber Industry

a)      Student will learn wood identification (hardwoods, softwoods and different types of woods).

3.      Seasoning Lumber

a)      Student will identify and discuss wood defects (knots, checks and cracks, sap pockets, warps and the grading and ordering of wood).

4.      Wood Identification

a)      Identify and discuss wood types used in building fine furniture and cabinets (pro’s and con’s of hardwoods and softwoods).

5.      Fine Furniture Woods

a)      Identify and discuss the grading and ordering of fine woods.

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V. Plywood and Wood By-Products -To make student aware of plywood and wood by-products, the advantages of using plywood, plywood construction and the use of fiberboard and particle board in the industry.

1.      Advantage of Plywood

a)      Advantages of plywood.

b)      Strength and cost advantages.

c)      Use in furniture and cabinetmaking industry.

2.      Plywood construction

a)      Identify different types of plywood.

b)      Identify interior and exterior plywood and different adhesives used.

3.      Hardboard and Particle Board

a)      Identify fiberboard and particleboard.

b)      Identify what these products are made from.

c)      Identify what uses they have in the industry.

d)      Understand the use of Melamine in the cabinet and furniture industry.

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VI. Fasteners - To make students aware of the various types of fasteners used in the industry.

1.      Nails

a)      Identify different types of nails, brads and staples used in the industry.

b)      Demonstrate the proper use of nail instead of staples.

2.      Screws

a)      Identify different types of screws used in the industry.

3.      Miscellaneous and Special Fasteners

a)      Identify when a specialty fastener is to be used.

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VII. Adhesives - To make students aware of different adhesives used in the industry.  Present the pros and cons of water based adhesives vs. thinner based adhesives.  To demonstrate clamp usage. Describe the gluing process and how adhesives dry.

1.      Kinds of Glue

a)      Identify the type of adhesive to be used on a particular product.

b)      Use the appropriate application.

c)      Understand curing time.

d)      Identify and correctly use clamps (c-clamps, bar clamps, belt clamps, parallel jaw clamps, miter clamps, spring clamps).

2. Uses of Glues

a)      Demonstrate the use of pressure sensitive adhesives.

3. Cements

a)      Proper use of contact adhesive.

b)      Demonstrate proper use of plastic resin glues.

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VIII. Abrasives - To demonstrate the types of abrasive materials and grits available, and the use of portable sanding machines.

1.      Kinds of Abrasive Materials

a)      Select material types to be used.

2.      Uses of Abrasive Materials

a)      List grits and order of use.

b)      List, which machines will be used with which materials.

c)      Sand furniture or cabinet projects.

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IX. Furniture Finishing - To demonstrate the types of finishes and methods of applying them.  To demonstrate different finishes and application method (lacquer, polyurethane, enamel and oil).

1.      Choice of Finishes

a)      Make samples panels 4”x6” of each material and method of application.

b)      Record on each sample the type of finish, brand, application technique and other pertinent information.

c)      Compare sample and determine finish and method of application for cabinet.

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X. Hardware - To demonstrate the types of hardware and the selection process.  To demonstrate how to install various types of hardware.

1.      Selection and Installation of Hardware

a)      Select hardware to be used.

b)      List the tools that will be used during the installation process.

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