CARPENTRY SHOP

INTRODUCTION
• The Carpentry Shop provides various
carpentry related services including custom
fabrication of cabinetry, desks, and counter
tops, installation of floor tile, ceiling tile,
doors, drywall, windows and computer
workstations.
 CARPENTRY MATERIALS
• SOFT WOOD
• HARD WOOD
Structure of wood
 SEASONING OF WOOD
• NATURAL SEASONING – air seasoning and
water seasoning
• ARTIFICIAL SEASONING using hot air and
steam
HAND TOOLS USED IN CARPENTRY
SHOP
Measuring and marking tools
Marking gauge and Mortise gauge
Mortise gauge
 Try‐square

It is used for marking and testing the squareness

and straightness of planed surfaces.
CUTTING TOOL-CHIESEL
 Types of chiesel
• FIRMER CHIESEL
• DOVETAIL CHIESEL
• MORTISE CHIESEL
Use of chisel
Holding or Clamping tools
-Carpenter's vice
C‐clamp : It is used for holding small
works piece.
Planning Tools: Planning tools are used to
produce flat surfaces on wood.
 TYPES OF PLANNER
• METAL JACK PLANNER
• WOODEN JACK PLANNER
METAL JACK PLANE
Use of jack plane
Use of jack plane
 Cutting Tools
example- saw, chiesel
Use of saw for cutting wood
Drilling and Boring tools
 Miscellaneous tools

• Mallet: It is used to drive the chisel. Hammer

should not be used for driving the chisel, as it
may damage the chisel handle. Also mallet
applies the light blows as against heavy single
blow by hammer.
 Claw hammer
It has a striking flat face at one end and the
claw at the other. The face is used to drive
nails into wood and for other striking
purposes and the claw for extracting large
nails from wood.
Pincer: It is used for pulling out
small nails from wood.
 Wood rasp file
• It is a finishing tool used to make the wood
surface smooth, remove sharp edges and
finish fillets. Sharp cutting teeth are provided
on its surface for this purpose. This file is
exclusively used in wood work.
Wood rasp file
 Carpentry joints or wood joints
• Wood joints : Figure shows commonly used
joints in carpentary. The strength of the joint
depends upon amount of contact area. If a
particular joint does not have much contact
area, then it must be reinforced with nails,
screws or dowels.
• CROSS LAP JOINT
• CORNER LAP JOINT
• MORTISE AND TENNON JOINT
Carpentry jointsWood joints
WOOD WORKING LATHE