Woodworking

Lesson Structure

There are 6 lessons in this course:

1. 1. WORKSHOP, TOOLS, & APPLICATIONS
   • Workbench
   • Safety
   • Tools
   • Hand tools
   • Other tools & equipment
   • Power tools
   • Tool storage
   • Tool boxes
   • Hanging tools on wall
   • Woodworking applications
   • Review what you have been learning
2. 2. TYPES OF WOOD
   • Timbers
   • Hardwoods
   • Softwoods
   • Composites
   • Timber veneers
   • Recycled wood
   • Harvesting from nature
   • Dimensions of timber
   • Job preparation
   • Ordering timber
   • Planning
   • Review what you have been learning
3. 3. CUTTING & SHAPING
   • Measuring before cutting
   • Measuring dimensions
   • Measuring angles
   • Cutting
   • Types of saws
   • Shaping timber
   • Chamfering
   • Moulding
   • Cutting curves
   • Grooves
   • Dado
   • Rebate
   • Routers
   • Other shaping tools
   • Planes
   • Chisels
   • Rasps
   • Files
   • Sanding
   • To sand a surface
   • Using steel wool
4. 4. JOINERY
   • Basic types of joints
   • Housing joint
   • Mitre joint
   • Butt joint
   • Mortise and tenon joint
   • Dovetail joint
   • Preparing a mortise and tenon joint
   • Reinforcing joints
   • Dowels
   • Nails
   • Wood screws
   • Glues
   • Review what you have been learning
5. 5. CARVING & WOODTURNING
   • Carving
   • Tools for carving
   • Timbers for carving
   • Carving techniques
   • Whittling
   • Chip carving
   • Carving sculptures
   • Relief carving
   • Woodturning
   • Tools for woodturning
   • Machinery for woodturning
   • Woodturning techniques
   • Preparing the workpiece
   • How to do woodturning
   • Making safe cuts
   • Types of cut
   • Review what you have been learning
6. 6. FINISHING
   • Preparing for finishing
   • Wood filler
   • Sanding
   • Cleaning
   • Finishing techniques
   • Polishing
   • Painting
   • Varnishing
   • Applying varnish over paint
   • Staining
   • Review what you have been learning
   • Final assessment