Standard

Posted: 12/21/06

State Standard

 Institutionally Developed

College: not applicable

CAB 114 - Cutting Cabinet Components

Course Description

Instruction provides application of tool and equipment use techniques to the task of cutting out cabinet components. Topics include: equipment safety, frame member cutting, shelving cutting, drawer component and door cutting, and material optimizing.

Competency Areas	Hours
Equipment Safety	Class	1
Frame Member Cutting	D. Lab	2
Shelving Cutting	P. Lab/O.B.I.	3
Drawer Component and Door Cutting	Credit	3
Material Optimizing

Prerequisite:	CFC 100, CFC 102
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Equipment Safety		2	4	0
Safety procedures	Safely use all cutting tools and equipment.
Frame Member Cutting		0	4	10
Main Components	Cut butt joint.
	Cut dado/rabbet joint.
	Cut doweled joint.
	Cut ends, back, and interior bracing.
	Cut miter joints.
	Cut mortise and tenon joints.
	Cut frames and panels.
	Cut shelving.
	Cut spline joints.
	Cut tongue and groove joints.
Face frames	Plane stock.
	Square solid stock.
Shelving Cutting		0	4	5
Procedures	Square solid stock.
	Cut shelving.
	Cut spline joints.
	Cut tongue and groove joints.
Drawer Component and Door Cutting		3	4	10
	Plane stock.
	Square solid stock.
	Cut butt joint.
	Cut dado/rabbet joint.
	Cut doweled joint.
	Cut ends, back, and interior bracing.
	Cut miter joints.
	Cut mortise and tenon joints.
Procedures of door calculating and cutting	Follow procedures in calculating drawer parts
Procedures of top calculating and cutting	Follow procedures in calculating top sizes.
Post form tops	Identify a post form top.
Square edge tops	Identify a square edge top.
	Follow correct sequence in cutting square edge tops to size.
Material Optimizing		5	4	5
	Describe material optimization.
	Demonstrate the efficient use of material.
	Layout a project using material optimization.

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