Wood Fabrication
WOODWORKING Level I: Woodworking offers an active learning environment, designing, problem-solving, and, at the end of the day, new skills and a product that you'll have forever.
Grades 9 - 12
IA60 -½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
This is an introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental skills and techniques necessary to craft beautiful and useful objects out of wood. Students will learn how to use a variety of hand tools and machines, as well as basic joinery, design, drafting, and finishing techniques. Safety, project planning, and measuring and math skills will be emphasized throughout the semester. Other topics like woodturning and CNC fabrication may be covered as well. This course may not be repeated.
WOODWORKING Level II: Learn the challenges and processes of transforming a rough piece of wood into a handcrafted piece of art.
Grades 10 - 12
IA73 - ½ Elective Credit - ½ Year
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Woodworking I
This course is open to students who wish to further explore the techniques learned in Wood I. Emphasis is placed on design and craftsmanship as students choose their own projects and take them from rough sketches to finished product. Topics covered include: advanced joinery, hand tool skills, woodturning, advanced finishing techniques. This course may be repeated
ADVANCED WOODWORKING: Building upon previous skills, designing something unique, and transforming it using the right tools from rough material into a handcrafted piece of art.
Grades 10-12
IA90 - Fall and Spring semesters, ½ credit
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Wood I and Wood II, and approval of instructor.
This course is open to students who complete the prerequisites and are serious about further exploring woodworking as an art form. Students are expected to engage in long-term, self-directed projects in which they explore such topics as: advanced joinery techniques, CNC fabrication, woodturning, and the elements and principles of design. This course may be repeated