Standard

 

CAB 110  Wood Joints

Course Description

Introduces the fundamentals of wood joint identification, layout, cutting, and assembly.  Emphasis will be placed on the safe construction of wood joints used in cabinetmaking.  Topics include:  wood joint identification and application, wood joint design and layout, and wood joint fabrication.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Wood Joint Identification and Application

Class

2

Wood Joint Design and Layout

D. Lab

1

Wood Joint Fabrication

P. Lab/O.B.I.

5

 

Credit

3


Prerequisite:

MAT 101,CFC 100, CAR 101

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

Wood Joint Identification and Application

10

0

0

Types of joints

Identify wood joint types.

 

 

 

Selection of joints

Select appropriate wood joints for various applications.

 

 

 

Wood Joint Design and Layout

5

2

30

Wood joint layout

Layout selected wood joints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Joint Fabrication

5

8

20

Wood joint machining procedures

Square solid stock.

 

 

 

 

Plane stock.

 

 

 

 

Cut butt joint.

 

 

 

 

Cut dado/rabbet joint.

 

 

 

 

Cut doweled joint.

 

 

 

 

Cut miter joint.

 

 

 

 

Cut molding/trim.

 

 

 

 

Cut mortise and tenon joints.

 

 

 

 

Cut spline joints.

 

 

 

 

Cut tongue and groove joints.

 

 

 

Assembly Procedures

Square solid stock.

 

 

 

 

Assemble joint.

 

 

 

 

Assemble face frame.

 

 

 

 

Glue boards edge to edge.

 

 

 

 

Apply clamping devices.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

Christ, J. N. (1988). The complete guide to modern cabinetmaking. Englewood Cliffs, N.J:Prentice Hall.

Feirer, J. L. (1988). Cabinetmaking and millwork.  Mission hills CA: Glencoe.

Umstattd, William (2000). Modern cabinetmaking. Goodheart-Wilcox Co.

 

Audiovisuals

 

VMS, Inc. Faceplate cabinetmaking series.  Thorton, IL: Roger Cliffe.