Microsoft Word - Woodshop 101 Part 1 of 3

Items You’ll Need Safety Glasses Hammer (10-12oz for smaller kids 16oz for bigger kids) Nail set Roofing Nails foryounger kids a ...

Arc Thedashedlineinthefirst picture represents the arc that the hammer is traveling in. Notice how the hand is choked-up on the ...

Nails There are dozens of different types of nails used for different jobs. And within each type there are a wide variety of siz ...

Themostcommonnailsthatyouwillbeusinginwoodworkingare: The common nail, box nail, roofing nail, finishing nail, and brad nail. Ea ...

Finishing nails are used when the head of the nail needs to be hidden. The nail head is just big enough for a nail set to be use ...

Activities Now that we know how to hammer, let’s pound some nails. For younger children use a roofing nail (see nail chart). It ...

nails. The large head on a roofing nail makes it hard to set below the surface of the wood.) Now hammer a few nails in but this ...

Items You’ll Need Handsaw- See text for deciding which kind to buy Sturdy work surface Coping saw Clamps for holding work piece ...

Friction-Rubbing of one object against another. Webster’s New World Dictionary through the wood. If these saws were to cut on th ...

Kerf-The slot cut by the saw blade Another factor in how the saw cuts is how many teeth per inch or tpi the saw has. Less teeth ...

aware of with these saws is that the blade is difficult to re-sharpen. Most blades can be replaced. Nowlet’smakesomesawdust.(Rem ...

Perpendicular-At a right angle to the surface (square) through the wood, start pushing the saw handle down to get more of the te ...

To change the blade of a coping saw you can loosen the tension by turning the handle and then removing the blade. Or you can pla ...

Activities Using a combination square or a speed square draw a line across a scrap piece of wood. This line is perpendicular to ...

Note to Parents On using a cordless or electric drill I don’t recommend children using a power drill until they have mastered th ...

Things to look for in a good brace drill and where to find one. A good brace will have a universal chuck (will accept any bit wi ...

With power drills there are two basic kinds, electric and cordless. Cordless drills have become very popular over the past few y ...

Let’s look at the different kinds of bits that woodworkers typically use. Fig. 3 Twist bit Twist bits are the most common drill ...

Fig. 6 Paddle bit or spade bit Paddle bits are used to make a hole similar to the forstner bit, but they don’t cut as cleanly. F ...

Activities First you need to practice drilling holes straight. This sounds easy, and it will become that way, but only with pra ...