3.8.1
Timber: Tools, Equipment & Processes
Measuring and Marking Tools
Measuring and Marking Tools
Measuring devices are used to ensure wooden product parts fit together to make functional furniture, products or toys.
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Rulers and dividers
Rulers and dividers
- Rulers can help to measure pieces of wood and can help to correctly measure wood joints.
- Dividers can mark the wood and stay at the exact measurement you want.
- Dividers will mark the wood using its own pointed end for further accuracy.
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Retractable tape measures and vernier callipers
Retractable tape measures and vernier callipers
- Retractable tape measures can be used to get rough measurements and are a favourite for the concerning woodworker for their ease of use and transportability.
- Vernier callipers can measure internal and external distances.
- These are brilliant to use on superficial objects.
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Pencil
Pencil
- The pencil is commonly used and as long as it is sharp it is very effective in seeing where you have marked.
- The carpenter's pencil is a good choice for marking out as you do not have to sharpen it as much.
- It will glide very well against a measuring tool and is easy to sharpen with a craft knife.
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Squares
Squares
- Squares are able to correct alignment if the wood is not square, as long as the wooden stock is pressed against an aligned edge then it is effective.
- Combination squares offer more angles for a woodworker to produce and can help when producing the correct angles for photo frames.
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Sliding bevels
Sliding bevels
- Sliding bevels are able to produce the same chosen angle every time.
- By maintaining its position it can prove to be a valuable time saver for the woodworker.
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Marking gauges
Marking gauges
- Marking gauges are effective in setting a distance once and producing a visible mark along with an edge of wood for example.
Hand Tools
Hand Tools
Hand tools are the first kind of tools invented to cut or modify the material.
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Hand saws
Hand saws
- Hand saws are used to cut into the wood at many angles.
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Marking knives
Marking knives
- Marking knives can mark materials so they are ready to cut or modify.
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Planes
Planes
- Planes can shave a large amount of material off and make materials smooth.
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Chisels
Chisels
- Chiselling can take a significant amount of material off, which allows for quick production of a variety of joints and patterns.
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Hammers
Hammers
- Hammers can allow nails and pins to fix two materials together.
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Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers
- Screwdrivers can drive screws into a piece of wood to create a more secure fixing than just nails alone.
1Core Technical Principles
1.1New & Emerging Technologies
1.2Energy Generation & Storage
1.3Developments in New Materials
1.4Systems Approach to Designing
1.5Mechanical Devices
1.6Materials Categories
2Paper & Board: Specialist Technical Principles
2.1Selection of Materials
2.2Paper & Board: Forces & Stresses
2.3Paper & Board: Ecological & Social Footprint
2.4Paper & Board: Sources & Origins
2.5Paper & Board: Using Materials
2.6Paper & Board: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
2.7Paper & Board: Scales of Production
2.8Paper & Board: Specialist Techniques & Processes
2.9Paper & Board: Surface Treatments & Finishes
3Timber: Specialist Technical Principles
3.1Timber: Selection of Materials
3.2Timber: Forces & Stresses
3.3Timber: Ecological & Social Footprint
3.4Timber: Sources & Origins
3.5Timber: Using Materials
3.6Timber: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
3.7Timber: Scales of Production
3.8Timber: Specialist Techniques & Processes
3.9Timber: Surface Treatments & Finishes
4Metal: Specialist Technical Principles
4.1Metals: Selection of Materials
4.2Metals: Forces & Stresses
4.3Metals: Ecological & Social Footprint
4.4Metals: Sources & Origins
4.5Metals: Alloy-Based Materials
4.6Metals: Using Materials
4.7Metals: Scales of Production
4.8Metals: Specialist Techniques & Processes
4.9Metals: Quality Control
4.10Metals: Surface Treatments & Finishes
5Polymers: Specialist Technical Principles
5.1Polymers
5.2Polymer Categories
5.3Polymer Forms
5.4Polymer Production, Techniques & Quality Control
6Textiles: Specialist Technical Principles
6.1Textile Materials
6.2Selection of Materials
6.3Forces & Stresses
7Designing & Making Principles
7.1Investigation & Data
7.2Environmental, Social & Economic Challenges
7.3The Work of Others
7.4Design Strategies
7.5Communication of Design Ideas
7.6Prototype Development
7.7Selection of Materials
7.8Tolerances
7.9Material Management
7.10Specialist Equipment
7.11Specialist Techniques & Processes
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1Core Technical Principles
1.1New & Emerging Technologies
1.2Energy Generation & Storage
1.3Developments in New Materials
1.4Systems Approach to Designing
1.5Mechanical Devices
1.6Materials Categories
2Paper & Board: Specialist Technical Principles
2.1Selection of Materials
2.2Paper & Board: Forces & Stresses
2.3Paper & Board: Ecological & Social Footprint
2.4Paper & Board: Sources & Origins
2.5Paper & Board: Using Materials
2.6Paper & Board: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
2.7Paper & Board: Scales of Production
2.8Paper & Board: Specialist Techniques & Processes
2.9Paper & Board: Surface Treatments & Finishes
3Timber: Specialist Technical Principles
3.1Timber: Selection of Materials
3.2Timber: Forces & Stresses
3.3Timber: Ecological & Social Footprint
3.4Timber: Sources & Origins
3.5Timber: Using Materials
3.6Timber: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
3.7Timber: Scales of Production
3.8Timber: Specialist Techniques & Processes
3.9Timber: Surface Treatments & Finishes
4Metal: Specialist Technical Principles
4.1Metals: Selection of Materials
4.2Metals: Forces & Stresses
4.3Metals: Ecological & Social Footprint
4.4Metals: Sources & Origins
4.5Metals: Alloy-Based Materials
4.6Metals: Using Materials
4.7Metals: Scales of Production
4.8Metals: Specialist Techniques & Processes
4.9Metals: Quality Control
4.10Metals: Surface Treatments & Finishes
5Polymers: Specialist Technical Principles
5.1Polymers
5.2Polymer Categories
5.3Polymer Forms
5.4Polymer Production, Techniques & Quality Control
6Textiles: Specialist Technical Principles
6.1Textile Materials
6.2Selection of Materials
6.3Forces & Stresses
7Designing & Making Principles
7.1Investigation & Data
7.2Environmental, Social & Economic Challenges
7.3The Work of Others
7.4Design Strategies
7.5Communication of Design Ideas
7.6Prototype Development
7.7Selection of Materials
7.8Tolerances
7.9Material Management
7.10Specialist Equipment
7.11Specialist Techniques & Processes
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