WDWK 120 - Basic Woodworking Lab

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 12

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): WDWK 110

This course introduces students to the use of major power and hand tools in the woodworking shop. All safety rules and precautions are stressed for each tool. Basic and more complicated operations are practiced along with the use of jigs to help the accuracy and safety of these operations. Each student is guided through a small project using just hand tools and then a variety of power tool exercises. This not only expands the range of skills each student possesses, but also develops a true feel for wood as a material.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Demonstrate the safe operation of the hand and power tools used in a woodworking shop.
Provide everyday care and maintenance of each tool.
Carry out the necessary maintenance and adjustments so each tool operates accurately and safely.
Design and build jigs or accessories to meet a specific need to ensure that all pieces produced are the same.
Perform basic operations on each tool as well as some of the more complicated ones they may need in the future.