This is a very important project - the first year saw stool/saw horse. I did my own apprenticeship in Ireland and this is the first project we made too!
This is the project from Work Task 1. Using the same structure of clustering subjects together our apprentices learn about;
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Handle Carpentry Materials
- Use Carpentry Tools and Equipment
- Communicate in the Construction Industry
- Plan and Organise Work (Cuttting lists, safe work method statements etc)
We then do a full size set out for the saw stool. After this, we practice marking out the angles for where the legs join to the top.
After a few practice runs the students usually feel confident enough to attempt the complete project!!
It is a nice feeling to watch them leave with their saw stool carried across their shoulders.
Hello Mark. We also do saw horses and they are great for the students to learn skills. For a while we did short little ponys with a wide top and wide legs. Apparently all the bosses stole them to sit on when they had lunch and morning tea.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this in Sweden too with first year students! But not short little ponys ...
ReplyDeleteSo your first-year students, are they 16 like ours?
The work saw looks like a good beginners project - not too difficult, and useful to take home at the end. Are there ever students who want to do something more difficult as their project? If so, how do you manage that?
ReplyDeleteWe also have this as a first year project but we only use nails and no real joinery.
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