Cabinet Making

Syllabus

Cabinet Making is designed to teach and develop basic skills required in the building and planning of cabinets.
Students will be able to identify the needs and wants for cabinets in everyday life. Know the importance of
function and form for furniture and cabinets. Also, a student will have an introduction to installation, design,
standards of performance, selection of materials and cost estimating. There is a $15.00 dollar fee for supplies
like glue, nails, sand paper and plywood biscuits.

Instructor Darryl Wadsworth E-mail dwadsworth@lcsd2.org

Address
Phone 885-7847 Planning Red 2nd Period
Number Ext. 7236 Time Gold 4th Period

Course Description (or elementary subject area)

This course is a basic or introduction course for students interested in the Cabinetmaking Industry or for those
students exploring career opportunities in Construction. Students will learn about the Building Industry with its
many different fields. Students will learn about the different materials used in constructing a cabinet and the
technology that is related to each produce. Students will be expected to apply the knowledge learned form class
assignments too a project in the lab. They will build a cabinet of their choice using the techniques learned in
class. These projects are designed to give the student a sample of the Cabinetry Profession. This class is
designed for juniors and seniors students that are looking at Cabinetry for a career.

Career/Vocational Standards

Resources: Effective workers know how to allocate time, money, materials, facilities and human resources in
both personal and workplace setting.

Interpersonal Skills: Effective workers can work on teams, teach others, communicate, lead and work with
people from culturally diverse settings.

Information: Effective workers are expected to identify, assimilate, and integrate information from diverse
sources: they prepare, maintain, and interpret qualitative records; they convert information from one to another
and comfortable conveying information, orally and in writing, as need arises.

Systems: Effective workers understand social, organizational and technological systems. They understand
how parts of systems are connected, anticipate consequences, monitor and correct performance, and design or
improve systems.

Technology: Effective workers select equipment and tools, apply technology to specific tasks, and maintain
and troubleshoot workplace technology.

Careers: Career development is the process through which an individual comes to understand his or her
interests, knowledge, skills and aspirations and begins to make informed career decisions. The process consists,
at a minimum, of (1) career answers, (2) career exploration, (3) career planning/ decision-making, and (4) career
preparation. Students develop through a continuum of career awareness, career exploration, and work exposure
activities that help them discern their own career path.
 Performance Standard

- Identify types of Cabinetry commonly constructed in residential construction.

- Apply the principles of planning in solving specific construction problems.
- Identify and demonstrate correct use of hand and power tools.
- Identify wood types and classify materials.
- Figure a bill of materials and estimate cost.
- Construct a cabinet following a set of plans.

Cabinet Making
Units of Study

Units Standards& Benchmark 40% Common 60% Daily Assessments

Assessment
Career in the Cabinet 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, Project design and cost Develop a list of jobs in
Making Industry. 6.4, break down Cabinetry field

Tools, and Equipment. 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 Demonstrate proper use
Tool and Lab Safety of tools and equipment.
Tool safety test.
Estimating Materials and 1.3, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 Plan reading contest
Cost.

Materials and Project Create a bill of materials

Design and cost for your project.
Cabinet shells 3.4, 4.1, 5.4 Evaluation of cabinet Quizzed on terminology
shell
Face Frames, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 Evaluation of face frame, Quizzed on terminology
Doors and Drawers doors and draws and evaluated on work.
Sanding and Finishing 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 Construction of final Quizzed on terminology
Finished Project project evaluation and evaluated on work
Job Skills Write career goal, fill out
job application, and
practice interview
techniques.
 Course Materials and Resources

Textbook: Cabinetmaking and Millwork by John L. Feirer

Supplementary text: Modern Cabinetmaking by William D. Umstattd

Carpentry by Gasper Lewis & Floyd Vogt
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Carpenters by Harry C. Huth
Tools needed:

Tape measure and a number 2 pencil.

Lab Fee is $15.00 paid at the start of semester.

Their project is an additional cost.

Student and Parent Signature

Student Signature Parent or Guardian Signature

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nondiscrimination in relation to race, gender, age, national origin, color or disability in admission to, or
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