Wood Skills Lab 1
Dimensioning and Gluing Panels
Students will demonstrate the process of squaring and gluing multiple pieces of wood into a single panel for use in their portable table project.
Take Notes!!! We will be covering a lot of material very quickly and you will not be able to remember all of it. Even if you are familiar with a process and/ or material, each fabrication shop has its own safety procedures and ways of doing things. Our shop is no different. If done well, notes you take during the demos will provide you with an invaluable resource to use as you begin fabricating your own pieces during this class and future classes.
Demos
- Calculating board feet
- Squaring rough lumber
- Orienting grain direction for maximum stability
- Gluing edges seamlessly
- Squaring rough lumber
- Orienting grain direction for maximum stability
- Gluing edges seamlessly
Process
- Dimension and Mill (3 or 4) 3.5” to 4.5” x 1” x 27” boards
- Glue into ~13.5” Wide x 27” long assembly
- Scrape and plane down until smooth (~7/8")
- Cut to final 24” Length
- Glue into ~13.5” Wide x 27” long assembly
- Scrape and plane down until smooth (~7/8")
- Cut to final 24” Length
Materials
This surface will be made using poplar (a hardwood) that is provided by the college/department
Deliverables:
13.5” x 24” x 7/8” Glued Poplar Panel
(this will be surface for portable table)
(this will be surface for portable table)
Dimensioning Lumber Handout
