2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

CTM 115 - Introduction to Wood Working


Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Three lab.

Fundamental Woodworking Safety and Applications including basic wood shop safety precautions, practices and procedures. Basic wood working project design, drawings, materials calculation and estimates. Basic shop procedures, wood preparation, joinery and jointing techniques. Emphasis on safe and proper use of wood working hand tools, portable power and stationary power tools.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate and describe various safety precautions used in a wood working shop;
  2. demonstrate the safe and proper use of commonly used hand, portable electric, and stationary power tools used in woodworking;
  3. identify various types of woods and sheet goods used in a wood working shop;
  4. prepare a drawing for a wood working project;
  5. prepare a cutting list  for a wood working project;
  6. calculate the cost of materials for a given project;
  7. describe and demonstrate knowledge of a variety of wood working  techniques, glues, fasteners.


Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.