Overall Project Objectives You will develop your marking out skills. You will develop your ability to read and follow working drawings Master the use of practical hand tool Develop your exposure to power tools and machines. Understand how woodwork joints can be used in different ways.

What does the Helicopter project include? The digger project in cooperates a number of woodworking joints: Finger joint Bridle Joint Housing Joint Plug Mortise & Tenon Screwed joint It also entails shaping of the body which will include processes such as, sawing, drilling, sanding, chiselling and band sawing, spoke shaving. Accuracy and patience is very important for the completion of this project.

What materials are we using? The materials we are using to make this project is called red deal, its is a soft wood and falls under the pine wood classification. It is called red deal as its grain has a reddish colour through it. The wood is quarter sawing for maximum strength. Red deal comes from the scots pine tree

5 steps to Marking out Face side / Face edge Overall Length Joint Position Joint Detail Any other Detail FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE AND NO OTHER!!!!!!!

Orthographic Projection

Marking Out tools Pencil Steel Rule Try Square Marking Gauge Mortise Gauge Circles Template / Compass

Step one: The Body

Back Piece

Tail Piece

Marking out for tail piece

Continued

Tail Parts

Stand

Preparation for finish Using the belt sander and sand paper and the sanding block, sand the whole digger down using the different grits of paper. Make sure all pencil marks are removed

Assembly

Choose from which finish you prefer. Varnish Danish Oil It would be better to disassemble the project, apply the finish and re assemble.