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FIW 100
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Title: | Fundamentals of Woodworking |
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Course Description: | Introduces students to the materials, drawings and tools used in the joinery, assembly, preparation and finishing of a woodworking project. The course uses a project that directs students to develop working drawings from which a furniture piece is built. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Status Notes: | revised-dscrptn,cmptncs,outln,crdts entered 11/8/11 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Demonstrate safe and proper use of hand, power, and stationary tools.
2. Identify requirements necessary for proper joinery and construction as related to wood movement and general characteristics of the variety of wood species.
3. Identify various wood species and the proper finishing techniques.
4. Design a project based upon given criteria.
5. Create working drawings as related to the design.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Safety - general shop safety
II. Wood science
A. Tree growth
B. Characteristics
C. Wood identification
III. Glues & adhesives
A. Basic wood joinery
IV. Hand tools, including sharpening and maintenance
A. Chisel
B. Planes
C. Hand saw
D. Spoke shave
E. Lay-out and measurements
V. Power tools
A. Band-saw
B. Disk sander
C. Drill press
D. Router table
E. Reinforces hand tool use and finishing
VI. Designing and building a project
A. Design criteria
B. Working drawings
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Pueblo Community College |
PCC |
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Red Rocks Community College |
RRCC |
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