ART 208.01 Introduction to Sculpture / Carpentry Worksheet

Know your Joints:
Butt Joints (w/cross or rip cuts): A joint formed by two pieces of wood united square end to square end without overlapping. May be assembled with air nails or screws (piloted and countersunk).	Reinforced Butt Joints: Triangular or square blocks can be used to reinforce butt joints. Particularly useful for wood to thin to hold hardware such as ¼” ply.	Examples of triangulation to reinforce joints
Lap Joints (w/recessed cuts): A joint made with two pieces of wood by halving the thickness of each member at the joint and fitting them together. This example is an end lap joint.	Tee Lap Joint (w/ recessed cuts)	Cross Lap Joint (w/recessed cuts) Miter lap joint (w/recessed cuts)
Spliced Joint (w/recess cut) used where the ends of two pieces are to be joined together in a continuous line to obtain extra length.	Cross lap joints (w/notched cuts)	Dowel Joints: Joints secured by a small wooden peg called a dowel. Used for single point attachments (w/ glue) or 2-sided blind attachments.
Miter Joint (w/mitered cross cut): a joint form by two pieces of wood that are cut at angles (often 45 degrees). OK for decorative frames. NOT OK for structural joints unless reinforced.	Lamination: Joining multiple layers of wood together to create wider and long masses. Careful placement of hardware glue and clamping allows for trimming or carving afterwards.	Dado Joint: (w/recess cut): A joint made by fitting the full thickness of the edge or the end of one board into a corresponding recessed groove in another board.

Joinery Steps: # 1 Cutting

Define these four cut types:

· Cross cut (square and miter)

· Rip cut

· Recess cut

· Notch cut

· Scroll cut

Table Saw:

What types of cuts are best made on the table saw?

Which guide/ fence are used for which cuts?

Wood kickback is the most common danger on a table saw. When/why does it occur? How do you avoid it?

Name three safety features on our table saw.

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Chop/ Miter Saw:

What type(s) of cuts are best made on the chop saw?

What is the correct way to secure the wood when making a cut?

Band Saw:

What two types of cuts are best made on the band saw?

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What type of cuts should not be made on the band saw?

What is correct position of the blade guide?

Joinery Steps: # 2 Assembly

What are the pros and cons of the following fasteners (i.e., when do you them and when do you not use them?)

· Nails

· Brads

· Screws

· Machine screws/bolts

· Air nails

What is pilot hole? What is its purpose? How do you correctly size it?

What is countersinking? What is its purpose? What is the most common error when countersinking?

When should you use glue and when should you not use glue?

Name some ways to ensure that a right angle joint is assembled to be perfectly square?

Joinery Steps: # 3 Finishing (including filling, sanding, painting)

When spackling a screw hole name 3 things you can do to ensure a flat smooth result.

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Which sand paper is coarser 60 grit or 120 grit?

What is the main cause of a drippy sloppy paint job?