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1. MATERIAL BASICS

NAMES
WOOD ESSENTIALS

LOCATION
ONLINE AND IN THE WOODSHOP

DATE
ONGOING

DURATION ONLINE
10 min

DURATION PRACTICAL
60 min

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
BE REGISTERED ON OUR WEBSITE

LEARNING OUTCOMES
MATERIAL BASIC KNOWLEDGE, USE OF MACHINE TOOLS

HAZARDS
DUST, SPLINTERS, MATERIAL HANDLING

REMEMBER
ALWAYS WEAR THE CORRECT PPE

Wood Essentials will teach you the fundamentals of using the Woodshop. It is divided into two parts, an online part and a practical.
The course starts below by taking you through some basic steps you need to learn to start using the lab. It will also introduce you to wood, its properties, and its Hazards and Controls, and how to use them. Once you have read and watched all the information you will need to complete a short quiz then you will be ready to book your practical.

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

1. FOLLOW THE COLOUR CODING

red                        

2. PREPARE BEFORE YOU START

Clear the space, set up the machine, think through what you're going to do.

3. SWITCH ON ONLY FOR YOUR OPERATION

Switch on immediately before you start, complete the operation, stand on both feet, and switch off the machine as soon as you're done.

4. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING

Don't look at your phone, don't chat with friends.

5. CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS

Hoover the dust, put reusable pieces of stock in scraps and throw in the correct bin the smaller pieces.

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WOOD:

1. WOOD COMES FROM TREES

                     

There are different ways to cut a tree.

                    

2. DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TREE PRODUCE DIFFERENT WOOD WITH DIFFERENT PROPERTIES

      

3. WOOD IS A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - IT HAS GRAIN

                                         

There are two types of wood based on their composition:

Softwoods - they are flexible, lighter and easier to work with.

Hardwoods - stronger, durable and easy maintenance.

4. WOOD AND WOOD FIBRE ARE USED TO MAKE MANY OTHER MATERIALS

Wood and wood fibre are used to make many other materials.

5. WOOD CAN BE HAZARDOUS

NEXT STEPS

Once you've gone through the online part of the essentials you can go ahead and do the quiz below. Afterwards, you will be able to book your wood essentials.

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