Woodwork  11/90



1. Do the following:

   a. Describe how timber is grown, harvested, and milled.   Tell

      how lumber is cured, seasoned, graded, and sized.

   b. Collect  and label blocks of six kinds of wood  useful  in

      woodworking.  Describe the chief qualities of each.



2. Do the following:

   a. Show proper care and use of all working tools and equipment

      which you own or use at home or school.

   b. Sharpen correctly the cutting edges of two tools.



3. Make something useful of wood.  Use a saw, plane, hammer,  and

   brace  and  bit to make it.  Cut parts from lumber  which  you

   have measured and squared from working drawings.



4. Do the following:

   a. Make a working drawing of a carpentry project.   List  the

      material needed.

   b. Make it.  Report on time spent and cost of things used.



5. Do any TWO of the following:

   a. Make working drawings of project needing-

      1.) Beveled or rounded edges or curved or incised cuttings.

      2.) Miter, dowel, or mortise and tenon joints.

      Make it.

   b. Make something for which you have to turn duplicate  parts

      on a lathe.

   c. Make a cabinet, box, or something else with a door or  lid

      fastening with inset hinges.

   d. Help make and repair wooden toys for needy  children;   or

      help carry out a carpentry service project.

   e. Make a scale model of a house or barn.



6. Talk  with  a  cabinetmaker or carpenter.  Find  out  the  job

   opportunities and conditions, needed training, apprenticeship,

   work hours, pay rates, and union organization for  woodworking

   craftsmen where you live.