The following are tools that are generally used when working on wood or manufactured boards

1. TOOLS
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2. General working steps
• 1st safety
• 2nd marking out/measuring
• 3rd hold work
• 4th cutting out

3. Safety
• Always take protective measures
• Tools have sharp blades
• Cutting generates dust
• Some holing tools are heavy(made from cast iron)
• Safety equipment: gloves, protective glasses, googles, face mask.

4. Working with wood/manufactured boards
Marking out tools wood work
Pencil, try square, ruler

5. Checking if a piece of
wood is square

6. Cutting wood
• Handsaw
• For cutting large boards e.g plywood,MDF.
• Cutting along A B
• Blade flexible
• For cutting quickly, no precision

7. For cutting straight lines/precision cuts
in wood.
Cutting tool: Tenon saw
Cuts in straigt line.
Blade is rigid, will not turn.
Used for precision cuts along a b

8. For cutting arcs /curves.
Cutting tool: Coping saw
Blade can be adjusted
Blade fragile, suitable for thin materials
Does not give precision cuts

9. For removing waste/chopping out mortises
For removing shaded area. Use a
wood chisel.
The work must be held using G
clamp

10. Chopping out a mortise/slot
We hit on the mortise
chisel with a carpenters
mallet

11. Smoothing a rough surface on
wood/manufactured boards

13. Producing a flat surface on wood
For removing excess wood. Getting a
flat surface we use a jack plane