Project Materials
BEGINNER PROJECTS
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Airplane
Beginner airplane teaches basic marking, cutting, and joinery.
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Bird Feeder
The Bird Feeder project blends into any garden or patio setting. The open tray gives an inviting feeding platform for birds of all sizes, while the roof offers protection from the elements. This project makes birdwatching a joy for enthusiasts of all ages.
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Corn-Hole
Beginner Coin-Hole teaches basic cutting and drilling skills.
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Door Dec
Beginner door decoration teaches basic cutting skills. Student may also build on their creativity to personalize their door decoration.
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Door Stop
Beginner door stop teaches basic cutting skills.
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Figurines
Beginner figurines teaches basic marking and cutting skills.
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Geo Board Grid of 16 or 25
Geo board of 16 or 25 has 4-5 rows of 4-5 nails and teaches intermediate hammering, layout and math skills. This project takes roughly 45 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Geo Board Grid of 9
Geo board of 9 has 3 rows of 3 nails and teaches basic hammering and math skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Jigsaw Puzzle
The jigsaw puzzle teaches basic coping saw skills. This project takes roughly 90 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Marble Maze
Beginner marble maze teaches basic marking, cutting and joinery.
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Mini Pinball
Create your own pinball machine with wood, nails, rainbow loom bands, popsicle sticks, and a ball.
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Pencil Holder
The pencil holder teaches foundation drilling skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Picture Frame 4x6
Picture frame allows woodworkers to practice measuring, sawing and simple joining. Picture not included and can be stapled or glued on back.
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Porcupine
The porcupine teaches basic hammering and design skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Sanding Block
The sanding block is an excellent first project to compliment the safety lecture. This project takes roughly 10 minutes based on age and skill of students.
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Simple Cell phone stand
Simple cell phone stand teaches simple joinery and layout skills. This project takes roughly 45 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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String Art
String art teaches basic hammering skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Tic Tac Toe
Beginner Tic Tac Toe teaches how to saw straight lines using a pull saw and practice.
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Toothbrush Holder
Toothbrush holder teaches foundational measuring, cutting, and drilling skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes based on age and skill level of students
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Tower Blox
Tower blox teaches essential layout, measurement, and cross cut versus rip cut skills. This project takes 30-90 minutes to complete based on age and skill level of students.
INTERMEDIATE PROJECTS
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Candy Dispenser
The candy dispenser teaches the construction of a simple release mechanism with intermediate assembly and joinery skills. This project takes roughly 180 minutes based on age and skill level students.
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Cell Phone and Tablet Holder
The cell phone and tablet holder teaches intermediate layout, 3D design and construction skills. This project takes roughly 150 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Cutout Car
The cutout car teaches design, physics, and joinery by taking a block of wood and transforming it into a rolling car. This project uses coping saws and is fun and challenging. This project takes roughly 150 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Keepsake Box
The keepsake box teaches intermediate layout, measuring, and construction skills. This project takes roughly 120 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Mask Rack Bracelet Holder
The mask rack/bracelet holder teaches basic layout and joinery techniques. This project takes roughly 45 minutes based on skill level and age of students.
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Napkin holder
Napkin holder teaches simple joining and layout skills. This project takes roughly 180 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Pencil Caddy (Mini Tote)
Pencil Caddy is our desktop version of a tool tote but with compartments made for small items. Learn measuring, marking, sawing and joining. Woodworkers even make a small dowel handle.
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Sailboat
The sailboat teaches intermediate design, cutting and shaping skills. This project takes roughly 120 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Shoe Rack
The shoe rack teaches tenon joinery and tensile strenghth of oak while building a highly functional project. The shoe rack takes roughly 240 minutes to build based on age and skill level of students.
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Towel Rack
The towel rack teaches basic measurement and intermediate joinery skills. This project takes roughly 100 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Trophy Rack
The trophy rack teaches repeating layout, and intermediate joinery and construction skills. This project takes roughly 150 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Tool Tote
The tool tote teaches intermediate layout, joinery, and design skills. This project takes roughly 150 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
ADVANCED PROJECTS
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Bookcase with Dowels
The bookcase with dowels teaches precision measurement and advanced joinery. The bookcase with dowels is 3'x3' with three shelves and takes roughly 420 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Buddy Bench with Back
Buddy bench with back is large enough for two and teaches advanced joinery, design and construction skills. This project takes roughly 540 minutes based on skill level and age of students.
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Buddy Bench with NO Back
Buddy bench with no back is large enough for two and teaches advanced joinery, design and construction skills. This project takes roughly 480 minutes based on skill level and age of students.
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Design Challenge
The design challenge includes classroom time for: developing a problem statement, layout and iteration of solution and testing. Materials inculude paper and posterboard for initial design, then wood for final product. This project takes roughly 15 hours depending on age and skill level of students.
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Dog Lamp
The dog lamp teaches advanced cutting, joinery, and design as well as basic mechanical joinery. This project takes roughly 240 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Hexagon Speaker
The hexagon speaker teaches advanced layout, joinery, geometry and design. This project takes roughly 240 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Kitchen Stool
The kitchen stool teaches advance construction methods to create a full sized three or four legged stool. This project takes roughly 540 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Little Free Library
The little free library teaches advanced joinery, design and construction skills. This project makes a great community project and takes roughly 600 minutes based on age and skill level of students. (1 per two students).
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Sliding Top Box
The sliding top box teaches advanced measuring, cutting and joinery as well as novel construction techniques. This project takes roughly 240 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Squirrel Picnic Table
Squirrel table teaches advanced layout and joinery. This project takes roughly 270 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Three String Guitar
The three string guitar teaches advanced design, frabrication, and joinery skills. This project takes roughly 360 minutes depending on age and skill level of students.
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Wave Hill Chair
The wave hill teaches advance construction methods to create a full sized lawn chair. This project takes roughly 480 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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Wren Bird House
The wren bird house teaches advanced joinery and layout skills as well as basic ecology. This project takes roughly 240 minutes based on age and skill level of students
4-PRE APPRENTICESHIP
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CITF Bird House Project Book 1
The CITF level 1 bird house teaches basic pilot hole techniques and assembly related to construction. This project takes roughly 120 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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CITF Bookcase Project Book 1
The CITF level 1 bookcase teaches construction level layout, cutting and joinery skills. This project takes roughly 300 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
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CITF Doghouse Project Book 3
The CITF Level 3 Dog House applies the skills found in the Career Connections Book 3: Residential Building to help students master measuring on center, compounds cuts, and advanced joinery.
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CITF Folding Workbench Level 2
The CITF Project Book 2 folding workbench teaches intermediate construction blueprint reading, layout, cutting, joinery and hinge installation. This project takes roughly 600 minutes based on age and skill Project Book of students.
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CITF Notched/Beveled Edge Sawhorse Level 2
The CITF Level 2 Bevel/Notch Top Sawhorse applies the skills found in the Career Connections Project Book 2 to help students master compound cuts, transferring angles, and advanced assembly. (1 per two students).
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CITF Stair Bookcase Project Book 3
The CITF Level 3 Stair Step Bookcase applies the skills found in the Career Connections Book 3: Residential Building. Students master measuring mathematical calculations related to staircase building, vocabulary related to staircase building, advanced compound cuts, and advanced joinery.
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CITF Step Stool Level 1
The CITF Project Book 1 step stool teaches foundational construction layout, design, cutting and joinery. This project takes roughly 300 minutes depending on age and skill Project Book of students.
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CITF Tool Box Project Book 1
CITF Level 1 tool box teaches preassembly and proper use of a template. This project takes roughly 420 minutes based on age and skill level of students