Term 1: Hand Skills & Introduction to Hand & Machine Joinery
Introduction to hand plane, sharpening, basic joinery including mortise & tenon, dovetail, tongue & groove. Timber identification, characteristics, shrinkage and movement. Introduction to woodworking machines including best practice and health and safety in the workshop. Set projects including tool making. Carcase Construction, Cabinet Making, Frame & Panel.
Advanced dovetailing , introduction to frame & panel, hinge fitting, finishing techniques. Introduction to power tools. The project undertaken will take students through sketching, a full size working drawing to the finished piece Drawing & Design.
To develop skills and confidence in drawing to facilitate the creative process as well as a means to communicate and assisting with furniture design concepts and solutions.
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