Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Student:...................................................
Materials used in furniture making in Australia
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING MODULE
A learning resource about the materials used in furniture making in Australia, including solid timber (indigenous and imported), veneer board, plywood, laminate, and other raw materials, hardware and consumables.
Compiled by Adrian Lemcke and Elinor Archer Book 1
2 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
This booklet has been compiled as a written version of the Learning Toolbox specifically for the use of college students to prepare them for the Certifcate 1 in Furniture Construction.
To gain the nationally recognised accreditation Certificate 1 in Furniture Construction you are required to be assessed as competent in 7 of the following competencies (4 core and 3 elective)
Description
A learning resource about the materials used in furniture making in Australia, including solid timber (Indigenous and imported), veneer board, plywood, laminate, and other raw materials, hardware and consumables.
CODE COMPETENCY TITLE CORE OR ELECTIVE NOMINAL HOURS
MSAPMOHS1OOA Follow OHS procedures C 40
MSAPMSUP106A Work in a team C 40
MSAPMOPS101A Make measurements C 20
MSAPMSUP102A Communicate in the workplace
C 15
LMFFM1001B Construct a basic timber furnishing product
E 100
LMFFM1002B Operate basic woodworking machines
E 100
LMFFM2001B Use furniture making sector hand and power tools
E 40
LMFFM2002B Assemble furnishing components
E 20
LMFFM2003B Select and apply hardware
E 16
LMFFM2005B Join solid timber E 8
LMFFM2006B Hand make timber joints E 40
MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
E _
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 3
TASK 1
When to use solid timber
What are some of the benefits of solid timber?
What are some of the problems with solid timber?
Timber sizes
What is the smallest width and thickness of timber you can buy?
What is the largest width and thickness of timber you can buy?
Buying timber
What is the difference between lineal meters and cubic meters?
Which unit of measurement would you use when buying a piece of piece of timber from the hardware store?
Which unit of measurement would you use when ordering large quantities of timber from a timber mill?
Lineal measure Multiply the price per section size by the number of lineal metres (Lm).
Example:
Timber with a section size 100 x 25 costs $5.50 per lineal metre.
If you need 2.4 m, this will cost 2.4 x $5.50 = $13.20.
Cubic metre measure this method works out the volume in cubic metres (m3), to the nearest 0.001m3.
Volume = Width (mm) x Thickness (mm) x Length (m) ÷ 1,000,000 = Cubic metres
4 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
Local
Name the eight local and imported timbers listed on the website and their uses.
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Timber Country of origin
Use
Which types of timber are most commonly used in the Hawker woodshop?
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 5
TASK 2
Other raw materials—Veneer board
List 3 of the properties of particle board and MDF
•
•
•
List 3 of the uses of particle board and MDF
•
•
•
What precautions should be taken when using these materials?
What is the most common sheet size for these materials?
What thicknesses do they come in?
Where can these material be purchased in Canberra?
Plywood
List 3 of the properties of plywood
•
•
•
What are the most common ranges of sheet sizes of plywood?
What is the most common standard thicknesses of plywood?
List at least 3 different uses for plywood in the furniture industry.
•
•
•
Where can plywood be purchased in Canberra?
6 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
Laminate
What manufactured boards are used to support plastic laminate?
What special surface finishes do laminate posses?
•
•
•
What are the common thicknesses of plastic laminate?
Name 3 use for plastic laminate?
•
•
•
What are the properties of plastic laminate that make it ideal for the uses you have identified
•
•
•
What type of adhesive is used to glue plastic laminate?
Postforming
What is post forming?
Edge treatments
What are edge treatments?
Why are edge treatments used?
What are 4 materials edge treatments are made from?
1. 2.
3. 4.
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 7
List 4 different ways edge treatments can be applied
•
•
•
•
Corian
List 3 properties of Corian
•
•
•
Where can Corian be purchased in Canberra?
List 3 different uses for Corian?
•
•
•
Glass and mirrors
List 3 reasons glass is used in the furniture industry
•
•
•
How is window glass made?
What is the normal thickness of glass in cabinets?
What unit of measurement is plate glass sold by?
What sort of surface finish is on plate glass?
8 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
How is obscure glass made?
Where is obscure glass used?
TASK 3
Hardware and fittings
Do an Internet search to identify the following hardware fittings and describe what they are used for:
• Stays
• Escutcheons
• Hasp and staple
Do an Internet search to find how long a piano hinge can be supplied
Where would a glide be used?
Consumables
List 3 categories of workshop consumables
•
•
•
Screws
List 3 uses for screws
•
•
•
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 9
What are the 3 main parts of a screw?
•
•
•
What are the 4 different screw head types?
•
•
•
•
Nails
List the 3 main parts of a nail
•
•
•
What unit of measurement are nails sold by? (circle answer)
Number Weight Volume
Nail the 3 main nail head types used in the furniture industry.
•
•
•
Dowels
Why are a widening joints used?
What are the 2 main uses for dowels?
•
•
Biscuits
What 2 sorts of joints are suitable for biscuit joining?
•
•
What does the biscuit do after coming into contact with the adhesive?
What type of joint has been replaced by biscuits?
10 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
Adhesives
What are the most common varieties of adhesives?
•
•
•
What are protein adhesives made from?
Are protein adhesives, are they water resistant? (circle answer)
Yes No
List the 3 main synthetic resin adhesives used in the furniture industry
•
•
•
Is PVA suitable for use with non porous materials like metal and plastic? (circle answer)
Yes No
Is urea formaldehyde good for outdoor weather exposure? (circle answer)
Yes No
Would epoxy resin be needed to glue a jewellery box together? (circle answer)
Yes No
Which of the above adhesives would be best for building a boat? (circle answer)
Urea formaldehyde Epoxy PVA
Which adhesive is most commonly used in the Hawker Woodshop? (circle answer)
Urea formaldehyde Epoxy PVA
Lacquers and finishes
What is meant by finishing a piece of furniture?
What are the 3 main reasons that timber if finished?
•
•
•
Why are most finishes hazardous to our health?
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 11
What is PPE? (Do an internet search for this question)
What is MSDS? (Do an internet search for this question)
How are oils finishes applied?
What are the main 2 ways varnish are applied?
1.
2.
How is cellulose lacquer applied?
Which of the above finishes is most commonly used in the furniture industry?
Which type of finish is used in the Hawker Woodshop?
Sandpaper
What are the 3 main materials that make up a sheet of sandpaper?
•
•
•
What are the main 2 abrasive materials used in sandpaper?
•
•
Which of the above 2 materials is used in furniture finishing?
•
What are the 4 coarsenesses of abrasive paper?
List the 4 most common gritt sizes you have seen in the Hawker Woodshop
1. 2. 3. 4.
12 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
Materials resource
Quiz
Question 1 Which one of the following adhesives is not suitable for the biscuit joinery technique?
A. PVA
B. Gel adhesives
C. Urea formaldehyde
D. Animal glue
Question 2 Which of the following adhesives is most commonly used when applying plastic laminates to a flat surface by hand?
A. Urea formaldehyde
B. PVA
C. Contact adhesive
D. Animal glue
Question 3 By which methods is sawn solid timber generally priced and sold?
A. By weight
B. By lineal metre
C. According to diameter
D. By cubic metre
Question 4 Which of the following abbreviations is a means of identifying potential health hazards when working with a broad range of materials?
A. PVA
B. MSDS
C. MDF
D. PVC
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE 13
Question 5 Which of the following joinery processes are commonly used with the dowelling technique?
A. Rebating
B. Morticing and tenoning
C. Frames and widening
D. Finger joints
Question 6 Which of the following adhesives should be used for an outdoor application where resistance to moisture was critical?
A. PVA
B. Urea formaldehyde
C. Animal glue
D. Epoxy
Question 7 How do you calculate the price of a sheet of glass of a particular thickness?
A. Per cubic metre
B. Per square metre
C. Per lineal metre
D. Per kilogram
Question 8 Finishes are generally applied to timber surfaces for three main reasons. Which of the following is not a reason for applying finishes?
A. Personal preference
B. Protection
C. Hygiene
D. Decoration
Question 9 Which one of the materials below is the main ingredient in modern oil finishes?
A. Tung oil
B. Linseed oil
C. Olive oil
D. Fish oil
14 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION - MANUFACTURING MODULE
Grade
BSSS E D C B A VET - Not Yet Competent - Competent
Comment
Student ……………………………………
Marking Rubric
MSA
PM
OH
S1OO
A
LMFFM
1001B
LMFFM
2003B
E D C B ADemonstrates very limited understanding and knowledge of appropriate materials used in the furniture manufacturing industry
Demonstrates limited understanding and knowledge of appropriate materials used in the furniture manufacturing industry
Demonstrates an understanding and knowledge of appropriate materials used in the furniture manufacturing industry
Demonstrates a good understanding and knowledge of appropriate materials used in the furniture manufacturing industry
Demonstrates a thorough understanding and knowledge of appropriate materials used in the furniture manufacturing industry
VET NYC COMPETENT
