COURSE DESCRIPTION:

· Skills and knowledge to be gained. Fundamental understanding of the jointer, thickness planer and surface sanders and how to use them to safely perform the operations for preparing solid wood for further use.

· Machines and tools to be used. Jointer, thickness planer and surface sanders as well as table saw and glue clamps, depending on time availability.

· Learning process/procedure. Participants will be given an overview of the jointer, thickness planer and surface sanders covering their roles in wood preparation. Explanations will be given of the various adjustment wheels and levers. However, participants will not be permitted to make any adjustments to the existing settings of the jointer in-feed and out-feed tables. After a demonstration, and under the instructor’s supervision, the participants will perform all the operations to joint a face and edge of a rough piece of wood, following which they will then utilize the planer to bring both faces of the stock into parallel, followed by sanding appropriate surfaces. Participants will then rip the stock to a common width. If time permits, participants will rip the stock into two or more pieces, joint each of the cut edges and then glue these pieces back together to create a laminated piece.

· Prerequisite skills: None

· Project/product to be made. None – this is a tool-use training course; the stock prepared will be donated to the Toy Making Project.

· Duration of course. A single session of 3 hours.

· Cost of materials beyond $10 fee. None