Name: Rayjean B.

Camiguing Date Performed: August 4-9, 2020

Student Number: 09950317585 Date Submitted: August 11, 2020

EXERCISE NUMBER: 1

EXERCISE TITLE: Practice in Planning, Sawing and Chiseling

I. INTRODUCTION

Woodworking may be tough, if you don’t know exactly what your doing but if you get the right guidance
it will be easier for you to do it. Woodworking can be enjoyable, and pleasing, pastime. However, it is essential
to play it safe when working with tools. While woodworking can be difficult, it can also be satisfying especially
when you finish an art piece you desired. In this activity I was able to learn the importance of measurements,
particularly when your desired piece is something that is like a piece of wood will be fit to another piece of
wood to create one piece. Other than measurements, I have also learned techniques that make the work
easier and I have able to develop my patience and confidence every time I finish a piece.

II. MATERIALS AND METHODS

A. Materials
• Wood (20mm x 45mm x 280mm)
• Hand saw
• Ruler (plastic)
• Steel tape
• Try square
• Wood jack plane
• Chisel (3/8’’ and ½’’)
• Claw hammer
• Hand drill

B. Methods
1. First, I choose a piece of wood and decide which top and bottom surface and plane it smoothly using
hand plane tool. Using the steel scale, I test the two sides in length and cross wise and diagonally for
better flatten.
2. Place the work piece in the vice and plane the edge. This will be the face edge, test it with steel scale
as before and check its squareness with a face side with a try square. Mark it and apex towards the
face side.
3. Mark a line with marking gauge 45mm away from the face edge.
4. Place the work piece in the vice and plane this edge down to the marked gauge line. Test with steel
scale and try square.
5. Mark a line with marking gauge 20mm, away from the face edge. Make correspondingly on the
opposite edge.
6. Place the work piece with face down and plane the bottom side up to the gauge line on both the
edges. Test its squareness and trueness as before.
7. Draw a line 10mm. away from the face side on the face edge.
 8. With the pencil point locate the positions of the slots according to the given sketch before this
operation remove about 10mm, from either side as waste wood and start marking from this line.
9. Using the try square mark slots with the pencil on the face side.
10. Square down these lines up to gauge lines on the two face edges.
11. Mark ‘’X’’ over the work piece a portion to be removed.
12. Make saw cuts close up against the lines on the face side and up to the gauge lines on the edges. The
cuts should be towards the portion to be removed.
13. Fix the work piece again and chisel out the slots, starting from top to bottom at an angle and
gradually reaching the gauge line. Reverse the working piece and repeat the same operation. Finally,
clean the bottom portion of each slot smooth and flat.
14. Saw out the waste wood from the ends.

III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Throughout ancient history until our modern era, every civilization in the world has used wood to create
useful as well as beautiful and decorative objects. Although portable power tools are increasingly being used, and
can complete many tasks much faster than hand tools, a good carpenter and joiner will still need to use a wide
range of hand tools. It is essential to have a basic set of hand tools. It is also good practice to extend your tool kit
by purchasing good tools, as and when needed for a particular job, so building up a set of high-quality tools over
time. Good-quality hand tools will last a lifetime if well looked after. All metal tools need to be kept free of rust,
which can be achieved by rubbing them over occasionally with an oily cloth to preserve a light film of oil. A saw is
a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard-toothed edge. It is used to cut through
material, very often wood though sometimes metal or stone. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge
against the material and moving it forcefully forth and less forcefully back or continuously forward.
A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of
their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood,
stone, or metal by hand, struck with a mallet, or mechanical power. Woodworking is the activity or skill of
making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving,
joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.

IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSSION

Getting started in woodworking can seem like a daunting task. From specialty woodworking tools to
identifying and understanding the different types of wood, there is so much to know that even the old-timers are still
developing their craft. But learning and experimenting are what woodworking is all about. Get started on the right
foot with some essential basics about safety, tools, and lumber as well as the traditional layout and measuring
techniques. With sharp hand tools and unforgiving power tools, woodworking can be a dangerous activity. By
following some basic safety rules, though, you can considerably reduce the risk of injury. To be effective, safety
rules must be implemented every time—no exceptions. Committing to making safety a habit increases your
enjoyment and lowers the chance of injury (or worse) while woodworking.

V. RECOMMENDATIONS
Proper table for woodworking, proper PPE to avoid injury and complete woodworking tools.

VI. REFERENCES
Internet resources, Basic Woodworking – Valley Oaks Chapter
VII. APPENDICES
Materials used:

Cutting