Microsoft Word - Woodshop 101 Part 1 of 3

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Items You’ll Need ¾”x 2 ½”x 5 ½” piece of wood Hand brace drill 3/16” twist bit Handsaw Clamps Golf tees Speed square Measuring ...

Pick up your measuring tape and hook the end to the bottom of the triangle shape near the centerline. At ¼” place a mark on the ...

Now our piece is ready to mark for placement of the holes. Use the picture below as a guide. Make sure the marks all line up as ...

Were not ready quiet yet to drill the holes. There’s one more thing we need to know that we’ve not talked about. Can you guess w ...

Waste side Cut line Cut line Fig. 7 Next the corners of the triangle need to be cut off. The lines for this are already drawn on ...

Note to Parents Block planes when, used responsibly, are safe tools, but they can cause a painful cut on a careless finger. Chil ...

Where to Find a Block Plane Block planes can be found in many different tool catalogs and home improvement warehouses. They can ...

Depth Adjustment Nut: Turning this nut adjusts the depth of cut. For a fine cut, turn the nut until the blade just drops below t ...

mouth up to take a thicker shaving when a lot of wood needs to be removed. Mouth Adjustment Lever: This is what moves the mouth ...

Fig. 5 Tear out Fig.6Usingabackerboard Activities Thereasonthatablockplaneispickedupmostoftenisto smooth out the end grain on a ...

sharp edge on it and then over one that has a slight chamfer you’ll notice a big difference. Making a chamfer along the edge of ...

Note to Parents Sanding wood can produce a lot of dust. Sometimes you don’t even realize how much until you look around and ever ...

Orbital sander sanding so you need to know how to do it correctly, besides orbital sanders really are best used on flat surfaces ...

Silicon carbideis usually used to sand a hard finish that has been applied to a piece to level it out. An example of a hard fini ...

sharp edges don’t cut through the sandpaper. Figure 1 shows how to tear a sheet of sandpaper into sections that will fit your sa ...

Sometimes it’s best just to use your fingers Now how about areas of a project that aren’t flat? Sometimes using your fingers wor ...

Note to Parents Most all products used to finish wood have an odor to them. Some are even flammable. Read the label of all produ ...

Synthetic brushes, usually nylon, are used with water-based products because water won’t cause the bristles to lose their shape, ...

they don’t offer any protection. Any time you use a stain you should follow up with a finish. Stains come in two different thick ...