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WOOD101: Workshop Tool Best Practices
Woodshop Series
Adding fundamental hand tools to your skillset can make you a better woodworker. At the end of the day, there's no need for fancy power tools -- a woodworker can still accomplish almost anything with a knowledge of basic hand tool best practices and a bit of elbow grease.
At the heart of it, woodworking is about working with lines and measurements. Learning how to properly use hand tools to saw, plane, and chisel to that line with great precision is the key to success, and that's why we recommend most woodworkers go through WRK101 as a jumping off point.
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In this course, you'll learn:
A brief overview of the woodworking landscape.
Important terms and definitions when using drills, impact drivers, rotary tools and pneumatic tools.
Why we might use squares, clamps and glue.
Common tools found in our Wyrkshop woodshop, including Dewalt drills, impact drivers and brad nailer (as well as common drill settings adjustments), speed squares and combination squares, c-clamps and bar clamps, and Dremel rotary tools.
Beginner fundamental practices in a wood shop, including how to properly glue up a project, how and why to create a pilot hole and counter sink, and why you should use wood screws (as well as what makes them special).
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College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-6460
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