WAEC syllabus 80/waec-machine-wood-work-syllabus
WAEC Machine Wood Work Syllabus

SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION

There shall be three papers, Papers 1, 2 and 3; all of which must be taken. Papers 1 and 2 shall be a composite paper and shall be taken at a sitting.

Paper 1 shall consist of forty multiple choice questions of 1 hour duration for 40 marks. Paper 2 shall comprise of four short-structured questions out of which any three must be answered in 1 hour for 60 marks. Paper 3 shall be a practical test of 2 hour duration for 100 marks.

Council may consider assessing candidates using alternative to practical work test method in the event of constraints of requisite facilities. In this case, the paper shall test knowledge of practical processes, techniques in machine woodworking and safe practices in the workshop.

DETAILED EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

Theory Component

S/NO.

 

TOPICS

 

NOTES

1.

Tree growth, structure and types

(a)

Common West African trees; characteristics and

 

 

 

 

countries of origin.

 

 

 

(b)   Tree growth, growth process, tree parts and functions.

 

 

 

(c)

Wood structure: cross section of a tree.

2

Properties of timber

(a)

Characteristics of soft and hardwoods.

 

 

 

(b)

Physical properties of common West African timbers.

3

Timber Processing:

(a)

Concept of timber conversion.

 

(a)

conversion

(b)

Methods of timber conversion.

 

(b)

seasoning

(c)

Common market sizes of timber.

 

(c)

preservation

(d)

Concept of timber seasoning.

 

 

 

(e)

Reasons for seasoning timber.

 

 

 

(f)

Methods of seasoning timber, including advantages

 

 

 

and

disadvantages.

 

 

 

(g)

Types and characteristics of timber preservatives.

 

 

 

(h)

Application of timber preservatives.

 

 

 

4

Timber defects

Types – natural and artificial defects e.g. knots, shakes, splits,

 

 

 

etc.

 

5

General wood machine shop safety

(a)

General machine shop safety habits.

 

 

 

(b)

Electrical and mechanical safety rules.

 

 

 

 

 

6

Safety equipment and devices in the

Identification and uses of common machine shop safety

 

wood machine shop

equipment and devices (e.g. fire extinguisher, first aid box,

 

 

sand bucket, etc).

7.

Safety in the operations of

Specific safety rules guiding the use of each woodworking

 

 

 

 

 

woodworking machines.

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

 

Wood machine layout

 

 

(a)

Principles of machine shop layout.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Flow diagram of a machine shop layout.

9.

 

Woodwork machines

 

 

Parts, accessories, uses and maintenance of machines: cross

 

 

 

 

 

cut saw, circular saw bench, surface planer, thicknesser, jig

 

 

 

 

 

saw, sander, band saw, tenoner, mortiser, router, spindle

 

 

 

 

 

moulder, lathe.

 

10.

 

Wood machining

 

 

Machine operations involving crosscutting, ripping, grooving

 

 

 

 

 

surface planing, shooting, chamfering, bevelling, tapering,

 

 

 

 

 

sanding, curve cutting, mitre cutting, tenonning, turning,

 

 

 

 

 

rebating, mortising, shaping, moulding.

11.

 

Business opportunities in machine

 

(a)  Identification of business opportunities in Machine

 

 

woodworking

 

 

 

Woodworking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)   Feasibility study of business opportunities in Machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodworking.

 

12.

 

Funds sourcing

 

 

Sources of funds – Personal, savings, bank loans, co-operatve

 

 

 

 

 

associations, thrifts, etc.

13.

 

Operating and managing a wood

 

 

Setting up and managing a machine shop.

 

 

machine Shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practical Component

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practical activities will include:

 

 

 

 

Bevelling and tapering;

 

Crosscutting;

 

 

 

 

Grooving;

 

Ripping;

 

 

 

 

Mitring;

 

Shooting, surface planning; thicknessing;

curve cutting;

Moulding;

 

Sanding;

 

 

 

 

Turning;

 

Mortising; tenonning;

 

 

 

 

Cleaning and lubricating

 

machine parts Chamfering;

and accessories

 

LIST OF FACILITIES AND MAJOR EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Machines

S/NO.

DESCRIPTION

MINIMUM QUANTITY

 

 

REQUIRED

1.

Radial Arm CROSS CUTTING Mc

2

2.

Circular Saw

2

3.

Surface Planer

2

4.

Thicknesser

2

5.

Band Saw

2

6.

Moticer (Hollow Square Chisel and

2

 

Chain

 

7.

Tenoner

2

8.

Router

2

9.

Spindle Moulder

2

10.

Wood Turning Lathe

2

11.

Orbital Sander

2

12.

Veneering Press

2

13.

Dimension Saw

2

14.

Powered Saw

2

15.

Jig Saw

2

16.

Spraying Machine

2

17.

Drill Press – Table Type

2

18.

Drill Press – Standing Type

2

19.

Cutter Grinding Machine

2

20.

Saw Sharpening Machine

2

Accessories

S/NO.

DESCRIPTION

MINIMUM QUANTITY

 

 

REQUIRED

1.

Circular Saw Blade (rip saw, cross ant saw, combination

5 each

 

saw)

 

2.

Mitre Gauge

2

3.

Spray Gun

2

4.

Morticing Attachments

Various

5.

Turning Chisels

Various

6.

Calipers (Outside and Inside)

5

7.

Cutter Blocks and Cutters

5 each

8.

Oil Can

5

9.

Spanners

5 sets

10.

Drill Bits

Various

11.

Grinding Block

5

12.

Grease Gun

2

13.

Band Saw Blades (6, 12, 18 and 25mm)

5

14.

Mortising Chisels (6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 25 mm)

5 each

15.

Setting Pliers

5

16.

Files (round, flat, triangular half round)

5 each

17.

Gate saw set

5

SUGGESTED READING LIST

S/NO.

AUTHOR

TITLE

PUBLISHER

1.

John R. Clayton

Machine Woodworking

Northwood Publication Ltd

2.

J. A. Walton

Woodwork in theory and

Australasian Publishing

 

 

practice (Metric Edition)

Company (London)

3.

D. M. Shaw

Woodwork Design and

Hodder and Stoughton,

 

 

Practice

London

4.

H. E. King

General Certificate

Harrap, London

 

 

Woodwork (3rd Edition)

 

5.

D. N. Willacy

Woodwork Book 1 and 2

Nelson, Lagos

6.

Nurudeen et all

Fundamentals of

Evans, Lagos

 

 

Woodworking

 

7.

G. W. Brazier and N. A.

Woodwork

Bungay, Richard City

 

Harris

 

 

8.

J. Fierre and G. Hutchings

Advanced Woodworking and

 

 

 

Furniture Making

 

9.

CESAC

Woodwork for Senior

 

 

 

Secondary Schools

 

10.

J. N. K. Sackey

Woodwork for Senior

Macmillan

 

 

Secondary Schools

 

11.

Rom Pettit

Woodwork Made Simple

W. H. Allen and Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

London.

12.

John Strefford Guy

Woodwork Technology

Schofield and Sims Ltd.

 

McMurdo

 

 

13.

E. J. Wynter

Woodwork

Longman

14.

Frank Hilton

Craft Technology for

 

 

 

Carpenters and Joiners

 

15.

John L. Feirer and Gilbert

Carpentry and Building

Glencoe Publishing Company.

 

R. Hutchings

Construction

 

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