1. Timber Products and Furniture Technologies (HSC) Construction techniques & Other construction techniques

2. Sawing  Tenon saw, Dovetail saw, Japanese (pull) saw. Fine handcut Joinery. Eg Handcut dovetail drawers.  Bandsaws and jigsaws. For curved cuts or inside cuts, not achievable with circular saw blade.  Table saw, or Sliding compound miter saw. Cuts large panels accuratly and at exact angles. Bevel angle easily set. Trenching for housing joints also very easy.

3. Drilling  Pilot holes. Countersunk holes.  Dowels and Knock down fittings.  Housing for expanding kitchen hinges.  Holesaw, forstner bit, spade bit, twist bit

4. Edge treatments  Solid edging  Iron on strip – veneer  Edge-banding machines – veneer or PVC strip

5. Nailing and screwing  Dovetail nailing  Manual or automated.  Gangnails  Nail guns  Steel selection based on purpose and environment. Eg Stainless Steel screws used for exterior decking screws.

6. Sanding  Low grade to higher grades, ie 60 to 180  Shaping. Disc, Belt or spindle (Bobbin) sander.

7. Turning  Spindle turning  Face plate turning  Off centre turning

8. Carving

9. Inlaying

10. Marquetry

11. Veneering

12. Parquetry and Intarsia

13. Laminating

14. Bending

15. Routing