Students will be provided with instruction and demonstrations of various types of woodworking construction in specialty cabinet furniture and built-in construction areas. This includes more complex joinery, assembly, layout and artistic components of the woodworking industry. Prerequisite:
CABW 159.
CABW 290Special Construction*
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
18
Semester Contact Hours Lab
50
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
Students will be provided with instruction and demonstrations of various types of woodworking construction in specialty cabinet furniture and built-in construction areas. This includes more complex joinery, assembly, layout and artistic components of the woodworking industry. Prerequisite: CABW 159.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Students will learn how to make various complex furniture joints and cabinet joints.
- They will learn how to sharpen various blades. They will be able to make a cabriole leg.
- They will be taught and they will demonstrate how to carve a ball and claw and various other carving techniques as per project.
- They will be able to make a Tambour door and appliance garage.
- They will make and layout a jig to create a louvered door and or shutter or other complex layout for a cabinetmaking specialty project, with instructors direction and permission.
- They will be better informed of other special building techniques that they can try out on their special projects sheet.
- Learn how to think outside of the box with different and more complex designs of cabinetry and furniture pieces.
- Make drawings and cut lists of given designs and projects
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Students will learn construction of tambour doors, spice doors, closets, bookcases, desks, and basic furniture construction. This includes more complex joinery, assembly, and construction for complex built-in units, one of-a-kind items.
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
01 Introduction lecture on special construction method and designs that are more than basic.
02 Instruction and demonstration of design and construction as well as layout of a cabriole leg
a. Task # cabw 190 #1
b. Handout on how to create a template. (grade)
c. Handout on how to machine and sand one out. (grade)
03 Task assignment Cabw 190 #2 ball and claw
Or with permission from instructor another carving practice piece.
a. Handout on how to layout and carve one on a leg.
04 Demonstrations of carving techniques and tools and how to use them, as well as keeping them sharp.
05 Task Assignment cabw 190 #3 Tambour Door
a. Demonstration by instructor on how to machine.
b. How to measure and create one
c. Hand out on making of Tambour doors.
05 Handouts on how to make an appliance garage that will take your door assignment # 3
Corner appliance garage
Wall appliance garage.
06 Task sheet cabw 190#4 appliance garage
07 Demonstration of a door on a door (spice door)
08 Task # cabw 190 #5 Door on a door
09 Read Chapter 50 in text
Test your knowledge quiz
Chapter 50 in your workbook (test, closed text)
10 Discussion of hard to make joints with shapes over them
Example how to make a grill
Demonstrate how to make one over glass
Make one for extra credit or for substitute project
11 Lecture on "Furniture the Special Breed"
How to Build Curves into cabinets and furniture
How to make Curved tops for counters and chests.
How to Design Furniture
Golden Triangle theory
12 Read chapter 51 in Modern Cabinetmaking text
Do the tyk at the end of chapter for quiz.
Do Workbook chapter 51 open text Homework assignment
13 Read various parts from handouts from instructor on
Appliance garages, light boxes, roll-out trays, inserts for drawers, tip-outs, etc. And then have students pick one out to make.
14 Task # cabw 190 6 Turning
After instruction on wood turning choose a design
Make a pattern of your design (grade)
Make the turning
15 Task # 7
Make a louvered door jig
Make a louvered door
Make a screen Door
Make a Fireplace mantel
Make a Light box for Kitchen
Make a drawer insert/ and roll-out tray.
Make a pantry storage unit
Your choice and design with permission from instructor
16 Chapter 52 in text read
Homework: Do the workbook open text at home
17 Comprehensive test
18 Visit specialized shop (if time permits)
19 Have specialized tradesmen come and speak to the class and have demonstrations of their work. (Example: sculptor, carver, gunsmith etc.
Required Exams
Online Evaluation
Required Text
Handouts.
Modern Cabinetmaking, by William Umstattd
Modern Cabinetmaking workbook by William Umstattd
Furniture book chapters and blueprints given by instructor in Handouts
Research from the library or personal books of woodworking.
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
01 Introduction lecture on special construction method and designs that are more than basic.
02 Instruction and demonstration of design and construction as well as layout of a cabriole leg
a. Task # cabw 190 #1
b. Handout on how to create a template. (grade)
c. Handout on how to machine and sand one out. (grade)
03 Task assignment Cabw 190 #2 ball and claw
Or with permission from instructor another carving practice piece.
a. Handout on how to layout and carve one on a leg.
04 Demonstrations of carving techniques and tools and how to use them, as well as keeping them sharp.
05 Task Assignment cabw 190 #3 Tambour Door
a. Demonstration by instructor on how to machine.
b. How to measure and create one
c. Hand out on making of Tambour doors.
05 Handouts on how to make an appliance garage that will take your door assignment # 3
Corner appliance garage
Wall appliance garage.
06 Task sheet cabw 190#4 appliance garage
07 Demonstration of a door on a door (spice door)
08 Task # cabw 190 #5 Door on a door
09 Read Chapter 50 in text
Test your knowledge quiz
Chapter 50 in your workbook (test, closed text)
10 Discussion of hard to make joints with shapes over them
Example how to make a grill
Demonstrate how to make one over glass
Make one for extra credit or for substitute project
11 Lecture on "Furniture the Special Breed"
How to Build Curves into cabinets and furniture
How to make Curved tops for counters and chests.
How to Design Furniture
Golden Triangle theory
12 Read chapter 51 in Modern Cabinetmaking text
Do the tyk at the end of chapter for quiz.
Do Workbook chapter 51 open text Homework assignment
13 Read various parts from handouts from instructor on
Appliance garages, light boxes, roll-out trays, inserts for drawers, tip-outs, etc. And then have students pick one out to make.
14 Task # cabw 190 6 Turning
After instruction on wood turning choose a design
Make a pattern of your design (grade)
Make the turning
15 Task # 7
Make a louvered door jig
Make a louvered door
Make a screen Door
Make a Fireplace mantel
Make a Light box for Kitchen
Make a drawer insert/ and roll-out tray.
Make a pantry storage unit
Your choice and design with permission from instructor
16 Chapter 52 in text read
Homework: Do the workbook open text at home
17 Comprehensive test
18 Visit specialized shop (if time permits)
19 Have specialized tradesmen come and speak to the class and have demonstrations of their work. (Example: sculptor, carver, gunsmith etc.
Online Evaluation