This course is designed to introduce students to the basic skills of cabinet making. Students will acquire and demonstrate basic knowledge and skill in construction, installation, hardware, and counter tops. Students will be assigned cabinet-making projects, which they will complete in one semester. Students must supply their own hand tools and hardwood for their class project. The course is a continuation of CNTK 1630 and develops advanced skills in the design and construction of cabinets.
Students learn and demonstrate general shop safety, machine set ups, and machine operation.
Topics of instruction include proper use of different types of woodworking joints, fasteners, hardware, moldings, construction of jigsfixtures, cabinet face frame construction, cabinet door construction, and cabinet box construction. Students must supply their own hand tools and hardwood for their class project. A course designed to provide students with the skills necessary to plan, select, estimate, and install floors and stairs. Students lay out and install floor systems and stairs in a residential house that meet the current Uniform Building Codes and industry standards. A course designed to provide students with the skills necessary to plan, select, sestimate, and install wall systems, window applications, and exterior doors.