Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1: Identify the hand tools commonly used by carpenters.
- Describe the safe use and maintenance of levels.
- Describe the safe use and maintenance of squares.
- Describe the safe use and maintenance of planes.
- Describe the safe use and maintenance of clamps.
- Describe the safe use and maintenance of hand saws.
Learning Objective 2: Identify the power tools commonly used by carpenters.
- Describe the general safe use and maintenance of power tools.
- Describe the safe use of power saws.
- Describe the safe use of drill presses.
- Describe the safe use of routers and laminate trimmers.
- Describe the safe use of portable power planes.
- Describe the safe use of power metal shears.
- Describe the safe use of pneumatic and cordless nailers and staplers.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 1) Demonstrate the safe and proper use of the following hand tools:
- Level
- Square
- Clamp
- Saw
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 2) Demonstrate or describe the safe and proper use of five of the following power tools:
- Circular saw
- Portable table saw
- Compound miter saw
- Drill press
- Router/laminate trimmer
- Portable power plane
- Power metal shears
- Pneumatic nailer/stapler
