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

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

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

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 (3^rd 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