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Woodworking
Course Syllabus
2017-2018
St. Helens High School
Course: Woodworking 17006
Course Period: 5th, 6th, 7th
Course / office location: Building D Room 64
Course Duration: One Semester – (86 days X 50 min)
Instructor: Troy Frisk
Office hours: 11:00am to 3:30pm
Office phone: (503) 366-7416
E-Mail :
Lab Fee: $25
Course Description
Woodworking is a course designed to introduce students to general woodworking practices. Students will expand their knowledge and experience through various projects, lessons, and vocabulary. Students will be expected to learn about and safely use hand tools, power tools, and woodworking machinery. The projects are designed to give students as much experience as possible by using many different machines and tools. The projects will also cover as many aspects of the building and woodworking industries as is possible in an entry level course.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have woodworking skills that will be useful in any aspect of the construction industry. Additionally, the student should have a broader understanding of construction processes as well as more in depth problem solving skills. This course is also a pre-requisite for Building Construction.
Required Equipment and Supplies
1. Pencil (every day)
2. Proper work clothing (no high heels, sandals, etc)
Evaluation
At the end of the quarter I will assign students a letter grade based on the following criteria:
A = 90% to 100%
B = 80% to 89%
C = 70% to 79%
D = 60% to 69%
F = 0% to 59%
It is the student’s responsibility to account for material covered on days absent. I will calculate your grade by expressing your total accumulated points at the end of the term as a percentage of the possible points. It will be a letter grade based approximately on the following:
1. Tool Tests (15%) (Absent on test days may result in essay assignment)
2. Projects (75%)
3. Machine Reports / Forms (10%)
Assignments
All projects should be sanded to a smooth finish with no burn marks, scratches, glue marks, pencil marks, or odd contours
Assignment 1— Measuring stick (100pts.)
This project is a “warm-up” project for measuring and their first encounter in the class with the band saw.
Assignment 2—Puzzle (200pts.)
This project provides students experience using the band saw. This project also requires use of chisels, files, measuring, and detail work.
Assignment 3—Helicopter (200pts.)
The helicopter project introduces students to a variety of different machines, tools, and various woodworking skills. Students will use the planer, band saw, sanders, router, drill press, and hand tools.
Assignment 4—Dog House (400pts.)
The dog house teaches the basics of house framing. This project demonstrates floor framing, wall, door framing, window framing, rafter framing, siding, and roofing. This is a group project consisting of 4-7 members. Grading is performed by students grading each other on work ethic and quality.
Extra Assignment 1—Brace
This project requires precise cuts using the chop saw. Safety and accuracy are of utmost concern as students will be cutting using miter and bevel cuts. Introduction and use of the Jointer is also covered.
Extra Assignment 2—Band saw box
The band saw project lets students use much of their own creativity. Students are required to choose their own design of wood. Lecture is video based.
In alignment with State and National standards, this course provides representation and assessment in the following areas:
Common Career Technical Core Standards (CCTC) Numbers: AC-CST (1 – 9)
http://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Page/3851
CCTC Curriculum Template:
http://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Page/3851
Oregon Skill Sets Carpentry Focus area: COZ01.01 – COZ10.02
http://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Page/3589
Oregon Skill Sets Carpentry Focus area: COPF10.01 - COPF10.18
http://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Page/3589