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TOPIC

CONTENT

1

Introduction to upholstery.

(a)

Description of upholstery and upholstery articles;

(b)   Characteristics of upholstery workshops and articles;

(c)   Origin and styles of upholster.

2

Upholstery workshop safety.

(a)

Safety: rules, regulations and precautions regarding

clothing, habits, tools and materials, safety signs and

posters;

(b)

Machine shop safety;

(c)

Safe use of machines, tools and devices;

(d)

Safe storage of tools, materials and equipment

(e)

Accident: meaning, causes and management

techniques;

(f)

Fire: meaning, types, sources, equipment and

methods of handling;

(g)

First aid: meaning, equipment and administration.

3

Upholstery tools and machines.

(a)

Hand tools: types (e.g. hammers, needles, pair of

scissors/shears, etc), identification, uses and

maintenance;

(b)   Power tools: definition, types (staplers, buttoning

machine, electrical cutter, glue gun, etc);

(c)

Machines: types (e.g. sewing machine, foam cutter,

industrial machine), identification, parts, description,

uses

and specific maintenance

4

Upholstery materials.

(a)

Description;

(b)

Classification (e.g. platform, padding/stuffing,

covering, fasteners and fittings, etc);

(c)

Uses.

5

Upholstery design and drawing.

(a)

Drawing principles;

(b)

Drawing instruments: types and uses;

(c)

Lines: types and uses;

(d)

Construction of plane figures and solids (e.g.

triangles, ellipses, pyramids, shaped blocks);

(e)

Methods of presenting drawings (e.g. freehand

sketching, orthographic projections, pictorial drawing,

etc);

(f)

Design fundamentals (e.g. appearance, functionality,

etc);

(g)   Design stages: problem identification, alternative

solutions, selection of best alternative, production of:

working drawings, cutting list, estimates, workshop rod,

template, etc.

6

Upholstery construction and

(a)

Types of upholstery construction: half upholstery, full

repair.

upholstery;

(b)

Parts of upholstery works: frame, padding, covering

(Identification, selection of materials);

(c)

Upholstery construction (Principles, processes, joints,

standard sizes, parts relationships, setting out, cutting

out, sewing, fixing, finishing, decorating;

(d)   Repair of faults in upholstery work:

-

Types (e.g. stains, tears breakages, etc).

-

Sources

-

Identification

-

Estimation

-

Repair.

7

Maintenance and repair of

(a)

Types of maintenance (routine, preventive,

upholstery tools and machines.

corrective, diagnostic, etc);

(b)

Maintenance activities (cleaning, oiling, greasing,

changing of parts, etc);

(c)

Importance of maintenance and repairs;

(d)

Tools, machines, equipment and materials;

(e)

Housekeeping;

(f)

Maintenance records.

8

Upholstery workshop

(a)

Workshop environment: building, utilities, storage,

management.

facilities, etc.

(b)

Workshop layout: types, facilities conveniences, etc.

(c)

Workshop personnel and their functions.

(d)

Tools, equipment and materials’ control: procurement,

storage, issuing.

(e)Workshop records (e.g. job card, tool card, stock

cards, etc).

9

Introduction to entrepreneurship.

(a)    Entrepreneurship: meaning and purposes;

(b)

Characteristics of entrepreneurs;

(c)    Business organization: types and their

characteristics, forming a business organization;

(d)

Sources of capital;

(e)Careers and job opportunities;

(f)

Feasibility studies: meaning, content

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES

Hand Tools

Equipment

1.

Hammers

(30 No)

Drawing sets

(30

No)

2.

Pair of pincer

(30 No)

Tee squares

“

3.

Pair of scissors (225 mm)

(30 No)

Drawing boards

“

4.

Needles

(30 No)

Set squares

“

5.

Staplers

(30 No)

Drawing curves

“

6.

Ripping tools

(30 No)

Mechanical sharpeners  “

7.

Webbing stretchers

(30 No)

Drawing templates

“

Power Tools

1.

Jig saws.

(5 No.)

2.

Electric staplers.

“

3.

Glue guns.

“

4.

Electric cutters.

“

5.

Power screw drivers.

“

6.

Pressing irons.

“

7.

Drills.

“

8.

Routers.

Machines

1.

Manual sewing machines

(5 No)

2.

Drilling machine

(2 No)

3.

Band saw

(2 No)

4.

Circular saw

(2 No)

5.

Ironing machine

(2 No)

6.

Buttoning machine

(5 No)

7.

Electric sewing machines

(2 No)

S/NO.

AUTHOR

TITLE

PUBLISHER

1

C. Howes F. A. M. U.

Practical upholstery

Evans Brother Ltd.

2

John A. Walton

Woodwork in theory and

Australasian Publishing

practice metric Edition

Company

3

E. A. Nnenji

Principles of Woodwork

Aranke Woods Lagos

design and drawing

4.

H. C. Kazanas,

Technology of Industrial

Chas A. Benneth Co. Inc.

Roy S. Klein and John R.

materials

Lindbeck.

5

Henry Sisk

Principles of Management

6

Koontz and O’Donald

Principles of Management

7

William F. Tierney

Modern upholstering

Mcknight and Mcknight.

methods.

8

Argent Jeanne

Upholstgery, Step-by-step

Hamlyn, 1974

guide

9

Groneman, Christ H.

General Woodworking

McGraw Hill

10

Tinelife Books

The art of woodworking-

St. Mary Press

building Cha

11

Tavntone books

Modern furniture

Tavntone books

procjects. The best tine

woodworking