Wood working Processes

Wood working Processes

Marking and measuring:

Before starting any process first of all the job is measured by various measuring tools and then it is marked properly. This helps in avoiding frequent measurements on the job while processing. Care must be taken to measure the dimension accurately by the instruments as per the drawing. Initially the marking is done then after planning again the marking is done.

Sawing:

It is done for cutting the raw material for a given size and removing the extra material. Selection of the type of saw is decided by type of operation to be performed on the job. Cutting should be started from the tip of the saw and followed by the entire length of the saw.

Planning:

This operation is performed on the wood to smooth the surface of the wood. Initially a jack plane is applied followed by trying plane for smoothing and finishing. Selection of the rest of the plane is made base on specific operation.

Mortising and tenoning:

Mortise is in the form of a cavity that forms the female part and the tenon the projection on the other part that is a male part and both of them are fitted to form the mortise and tenon joint. For producing the tenon part the tenon saw is used and for the mortise the firmer and the mortise chisel is used.

Boring:

This is an operation of producing circular holes in the wooden work piece. First the center of the hole is located and then the hole is drilled by the bits for desired size and depth.

Molding:

This process is used for producing the wooden items that are used for decoration and that is done by special plane called as molding plane.

Tonguing and grooving:

In case when the desired planks are very wide for examples specially while making the tables and the enclosure. The commercial planks are taken and they are joined by this joint in order to get the desired width.

Rebating:

This process is  used for producing a step along the edge of a plank, either longitudinal or cross.

JOINTS

To connect together the different parts of wood in a proper manner is known as joining. And the shape formed is known as a joint. Types of joints are:

Lengthening joints

Widening joints

Framing joints

Box joints

Circular joints