Woodshop Level 3

Woodshop Portfolio

The nine page portfolio for your build: drawings, cutting list, materials, lumber plan, and work agreement. It lives here, alongside your units.

What you will work through

1. 1. Your Own Build

   Third year: you choose it, you draw it, you cost it, you finish it.
2. 2. Safety

   Gear, attitude, a clean shop, fire, and the Ten Commandments. No machine-specific rules yet.
3. 3. Machine Safety — Table Saw

   Open this after the table saw demonstration: rip cuts, crosscuts, push sticks, and kickback.
4. 4. Machine Safety — Band Saw

   Open this after the band saw demonstration: curves, resawing, the blade guide, and where your hands go.
5. 5. Machine Safety — Miter Saw

   Open this after the miter saw demonstration: crosscuts, clamping, the 12/3 rule, and the coasting blade.
6. 6. Machine Safety — Drill Press

   Open this after the drill press demonstration: clamping, the chuck key, and what happens on the way out.
7. 7. Machine Safety — Jointer

   Open this after the jointer demonstration: flat faces, square edges, and the cutterhead you cannot see.
8. 8. Machine Safety — Thickness Planer

   Open this after the planer demonstration: even thickness, powered rollers, and standing out of the line of fire.
9. 9. Machine Safety — Nailers

   Open this after the nailer demonstration: tools that fire, where your holding hand goes, and double fires.
10. 10. Machine Safety — Drum Sander

    Open this after the drum sander demonstration: light passes, powered feed, and the openings you never reach into.
11. 11. Machine Safety — Belt and Disc Sander

    Open this after the stationary sander demonstration: the down side of the disc, the table gap, and small parts.
12. 12. Machine Safety — Hand Sanders

    Open this after the hand sander demonstration: the tools that catch and pull, and sanding up through the grits.
13. 13. Machine Safety — Dremel

    Open this after the rotary tool demonstration: high speed, small bits, and the tool that does not look dangerous.
14. 14. Project Preparation

    Forethought, pictorials, working plans, the cutting schedule, and the list of materials.
15. 15. Understanding Wood

    Hardwood and softwood, what a tree is made of, grain and figure, wood movement, and manufactured panels.
16. 16. Project Construction

    Working the plan, measuring and marking, kerf and stop blocks, and squaring wood on the jointer.
17. 17. Cabinetry Construction

    Schools of design, the three carcass types, shelving, fasteners and joinery, and face-framing.
18. 18. Cabinetry Craftsmanship

    Moldings and trim, drawer construction, doors and hinges, feet and bases, and building furniture.
19. 19. Wood Specialties

    Carving tools, the styles of carving, inlay and marquetry, and fretwork.