Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate an understanding of the visual elements and principles of design.
- Demonstrate an understanding of wood working tools.
- Demonstrate an understanding of wood joinery.
Important Terminology
Carve – to make by cutting off pieces of the material it is made of
Joinery – part of woodworking that involves joiningtogether pieces of timber or lumber, to produce more complex items. Some wood joints employ fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements.
Adhesive – A substance that is capable of bonding material together by surface attachment. Glue and Contact Cement are examples.
Screw – a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
Nail – a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together
Phillips Head – A type of screw head requiring a driver in the shape of +.
Flat Head – A type of screw head requiring a driver in the shape of -.
Grit – The grade of particles in sandpaper or sharpening stones which determines the aggressiveness of the cut.
Drill bit – cutting tools used to remove material to create holes.
Driver bit – a drill bit used to drive screws into wood.
Spade bit – a thin drill bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side
Band Saw – A saw with a looped blade running around two or three wheels. Used with narrow blades for cutting freehand shapes, and with wider blades and a guide for resawing material.
Square – A flat, metal, L-shaped tool that constitutes an accurate right angle
Bow – A warp along the length of a board.
Chuck – An attachment to hold work or a tool in a machine, lathe chucks and drill chucks are examples.
Pilot Hole – A hole slightly smaller than the thread diameter of a screw drilled in a workpiece to prevent it from splitting.
Materials
- One 2×4 board (not treated)
- Assortment of sand paper
- Other materials to be determined based on idea
Sketchbook Mini-Assignments
1. Gather all materials required for assignment.
2. In your sketchbook, brain storm ideas for your project. You need a minimum of 5 drawings.
3. Research deconstruction woodworking and Deconstructivism.
Project
The goal of this project is to completely transform the 2×4 your purchased while also learning how to use certain wood working tools and joinery methods. You may only use the 2×4 along with nails, glue, or screws. Using your sketchbook, brainstorm as many ideas as possible. What’s the largest sculpture you could build? What’s the smallest? Can you completely destroy the 2×4 and then rebuild it? Should you carve it, sand it, polish it? When you are finished, we shouldn’t know the finished product came from a 2×4.
Research
Robbie Rowlands
Hello Wood Art Camp
