Lesson 3: Stool Top Planning & Shaping
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Students will unclamp their boards and plane them using the wood planer.
Students will shape their boards using the band saw.
They will also router the edge of the top.
How do we get the boards to be flat?
How should we get the ends rounded on the board?
What is needed in order to have this board be usable?
WM.03 Identify and describe the safe and appropriate use of various types of hand and power tools and machinery used for building.
WM.03.01 Identify, use, and maintain the following measuring, layout, and marking tools: steel rule, tape measure, combination square, sliding âTâ bevel, and compass.*(B8)
WM.03.08 Identify the proper use and function specialty machinery (e.g. drill presses. jointers. surface planers. table saws. power miter saws. band saws. scroll saws. and stationary sanders.*
WM.03.09 Identify proper use and function of the table and miter saws.*(B12)
WM.03.10 Explain and demonstrate correct use of planers.
WM.03.14 Select appropriate tools, procedures, and/or equipment.
WM.03.15 Follow laboratory safety rules and procedures.
WM.03.16 Demonstrate good housekeeping at a workstation within total laboratory.
WM.04 Explain and be able to demonstrate the methods involved in turning raw materials into useable products.
WM.04.05 Describe and identify fractional measurements from a basic plan and assembly drawings.*(C13)
WM.04.08 Measure accurately to a sixteenth of an inch.*(C16)
WM.04.13 Identify and select the proper cutting process based on grain direction.*(E23)
WM.05 Describe and demonstrate the attributes of wood design.
WM.05.03 Design and create cabinet and wood products
Flatten and square the top boards. Allow students to demonstrate their ability to use a planner to flatten their board to a uniform thickness. They will then be able to shape the ends using the band saw.
Students will demonstrate how to use the router to add a decorative edge onto the top.
Students will be able to create a design that aligns to their own personal ability and comfort level.
Students will plane their boards until flat.
Students will shape the board using the band saw.
Students will router the top edge.
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