Certificate In Carpenter & Furniture Design

Carpenter & Furniture Design

Introduction to Carpentry: Introduction, objectives, need for the work, need for training, relationship between timber, tools and carpentry, classification tools, measuring and marking tools, holding tools.

Carpentry Tools: Nails, Screws and Other Materials: Introduction, objectives, cutting tools, miscellaneous tools, precautions to be taken while using carpentry tools, wood working machines, nails, screws, dowels, bolts and nuts, glue.

Basic Drawing and Calculations: Introduction, objectives, instruments for drawing, preliminary practice, different methods, need, units of measurement, examples on calculation.

Types of Work and Working Procedure: Introduction, objectives, marking, sawing, planing, chiselling, boring, striking, sharpening.

Joints in Carpentry work and Finishing: Introduction, objectives, classification, lengthening/widening joints, corner (angle) joints, framing joints, framing joints, preparation of timber and marking joint, precautions in making a joint.

Cost Estimation: Introduction, objectives, cost components, cost estimation, direct costs, total cost.