STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Demonstrate knowledge of the use and maintenance of various hand tools

 II.     Outline the history of some of the most popular tools

 III.    Create a project utilizing only hand tools

 IV.     Demonstrate cutting and milling using saws and smoothing planes

 V.      Mill to final sizes using saws, shooting boards, routers (not the powered versions), and scrapers

 VI.     Demonstrate joinery using chisels, routers (same as above), and backsaws

 VII.    Demonstrate clamp-up and assembly

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Saws

         A.      Japanese vs Western

         B.      Evolution of Japanese Saw

         C.      History of Western Saw

         D.      Sharpening and Setting

 II.     Planes and shaping tools

         A.      Various types of Planes

         B.      Common Geometries

         C.      Metal Tech

         D.      History

 III.    Scrapers

         A.      How it Works

         B.      Sharpening

 IV.     Chisels

         A.      Various Chisels and their uses

         B.      Metal Tech

         C.      Sharpening

 V.      Clamps and assembly

         A.      Glues

         B.      Set-up and dry runs