What is it and why should I do it?

In this elective students will learn about:

• the properties of timber
• workshop safety
• using hand tools
• precision cutting 
• design thinking and planning
• technical drawing skills
• using technology
• construction and joints
• wood carving
• lamination and wood bending

Students will be required to:

• understand workshop safety and use a range of hand and power tools to produce various joinery methods.
• produce a design folio containing the components of the design process such as the investigation, notes and sketches on project ideas, design drawings and production plans.
• reflect and evaluate their products and design processes.

Students will work with assembly and finishing techniques including a range of decorative options for the project to have both, a functional and aesthetic aspect to take home.