{"id":89,"date":"2017-05-26T09:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/AuchinleckAcademyTechnical\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:45:56","slug":"practical-woodworking-skills-national-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/AuchinleckAcademyTechnical\/technical-subjects\/practical-woodworking-skills\/practical-woodworking-skills-national-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Woodworking Skills – National 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Course Aims:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aims of the Course are to enable learners to develop: skills in woodworking techniques skills in measuring and marking out timber sections and sheet materials safe working practices in workshop environments practical creativity and problem-solving skills knowledge of sustainability issues in a practical woodworking context.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Structure and Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Units are structured as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unit One: Practical Woodworking: Flat-frame Construction <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Unit helps learners develop skills in the use of woodworking tools and in the preparation and production of basic flat-frame woodworking joints and assemblies.<\/p>\n

Learners will learn to read and follow simple woodworking drawings or diagrams.<\/p>\n

Unit Two: Practical Woodworking: Carcase Construction <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Unit helps learners develop skills in the preparation and production of basic woodworking joints and assemblies suitable for use in carcase construction. This may include working with manufactured board or with frames and panels. The Unit includes the use of simple working drawings or diagrams.<\/p>\n

Unit Three: Practical Woodworking: Machining and Finishing <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Unit helps learners develop skills in using common machine and power tools. It also helps learners develop skills in a variety of simple woodworking surface preparations and finishing techniques.<\/p>\n

In each of the three Units above, learners will develop an appreciation of safe working practices in a workshop environment. They will also gain knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues and good practice in recycling in a practical woodworking context.<\/p>\n

Added Value Unit: Making a Finished Product from Wood <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Unit requires learners to draw on and extend their range of practical woodworking experiences and skills in order to produce an effective overall response to the task. The practical activity will be sufficiently open and flexible to allow for personalisation and choice.<\/p>\n

2. Course Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Added Value Unit: Making a Finished Product from Wood <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the National 4 Practical Woodworking Course, the Added Value Unit will focus on:<\/p>\n