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Woodworking

Course CodeSGT3
Fee CodeSG
Duration (approx)20 hours
QualificationTo obtain formal documentation the optional exam(s) must be completed which will incur an additional fee of £30. Alternatively, a letter of completion may be requested.

Learn Carpentry and Timber Construction for Landscaping

Become familiar with what is possible and how to do it.

  • garden features
  • fencing, seating, garden buildings, timber decking, and more
  • different materials - timbers, nails, glues and more
  • different tools and equipment
  • construction techniques

Lesson Structure

There are 6 lessons in this course:

  1. WORKSHOP, TOOLS and APPLICATIONS
    • Workbench
    • Safety
    • Tools
    • Hand tools
    • Other tools and equipment
    • Power tools
    • Tool storage
    • Tool boxes
    • Hanging tools on wall
    • Woodworking applications
  2. TYPES OF WOOD
    • Timbers
    • Hardwoods
    • Softwoods
    • Composites
    • Timber veneers
    • Recycled wood
    • Harvesting from nature
    • Dimensions of timber
    • Job preparation
    • Ordering timber
    • Planning
  3. CUTTING and SHAPING
    • Measuring before cutting
    • Measuring dimensions
    • Measuring angles
    • Cutting
    • Types of saws
    • Shaping timber
    • Chamfering
    • Moulding
    • Cutting curves
    • Grooves
    • Dado
    • Rebate
    • Routers
    • Other shaping tools
    • Planes
    • Chisels
    • Spokeshave
    • Rasps
    • Files
    • Sanding
    • To sand a surface
    • Using steel wool
  4. JOINERY TECHNIQUES
    • Basic types of joints
    • Housing joint
    • Mitre joint
    • Butt joint
    • Mortise and tenon joint
    • Dovetail joint
    • Preparing a mortise and tenon joint
    • Reinforcing joints
    • Dowels
    • Nails
    • Wood screws
    • Glues
    • Review what you have been learning
  5. CARVING and WOODTURNING
    • Carving
    • Tools for carving
    • Timbers for carving
    • Carving techniques
    • Whittling
    • Chip carving
    • Carving sculptures
    • Relief carving
    • Woodturning
    • Tools for woodturning
    • Machinery for woodturning
    • Woodturning techniques
    • Preparing the workpiece
    • How to do woodturning
    • Making safe cuts
    • Types of cut
  6. FINISHING TIMBER
    • Preparing for finishing
    • Wood filler
    • Sanding
    • Cleaning
    • Finishing techniques
    • Polishing
    • Painting
    • Varnishing
    • Applying varnish over paint
    • Staining
    • Final assessment