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Course Title : CARPENTRY AND POWER TOOLSCourse Code : KGTE – STEP 10Duration : 1 YearTotal Hrs. : 250Total Marks : 200TIME SCHEDULEModule Topic Hrs.I Introduction of carpentry and its scope 50II Carpenter joints 50III Commercial wood 50IV Planer machine 50V Sawing practice 50Total 250Theory : 100 hoursPractical : 150 hoursCOURSE CONTENTSMODULE ITheory: 15 Hrs. Practical : 35 Hrs.Introduction of carpentry and its scopeSafety precautions- Personal, hand tools, electric tools, machineries, shop floor.Hand Tools Familiarization of hand tools Marking Tools-Pencil, markingknife, cribber, wing compasses, trammel points etc. Measuring Tools; Measuringtape,, steel rule, folding rule, zig- zag rule/carpenters rule, calipers etc.Testing Tools: Try-square, sliding/bevel square, miter square, combination set,winding sticks, sprit level etc. Holding and supporting tools: Bench and itsappliances, carpenters bench vice, bench stop, bench hold fast, bench hook,G-cramp, sash cramp etc. Cutting tools ; planes, bench planes, curveplanes, special purpose planes, Cutting blade setting and operations.cutting tools: saws, straight cutting saw, curve cutting saws, reconditioningcureand maintenance. Cutting tools; chisels-types-sharpening and reconditioning.Percussion tools; braces- bits, sharpening, care and maintenance. impelling tools;Mallet- hammers- ball peen hammer, straight peen hammer, cross peen hammer,claw hammer, soft faced hammer etcMODULE IITheory: 15 Hrs. Practical: 35 Hrs.Carpenter joints: classification- lengthening – widening – angle joints, framing joints etc.Lengthening joints-fished joints – sear fed joints etc.Widening/broadening joints- simple butt joints, tong and groove, screwed joint. Dowelled jointetc.Angle joint: corner angle joint and angle joints other than corner angle joints.Corner angle joints; butt joint- dado joint, miter joint- mortise tenon joints dove tailed jointsetc.Angle joint other than corner angle joints: horsed joints, carcase pinned joint etc.Framing joints: halving joints mortise and tenon joints etc.Hardwires: Glues, nails, screws, hinges41