Marlborough Boys’ College Marlborough Boys’ College

Year 9 Woodwork

WWK001
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr T. Taumoefolau, Mr R. Palatchie.

This course develops skills in woodworking through the creation of several  wood projects, at least one of which is a take-home item. 

The following skills are explored:

  • Safety outline workshop protocol
  • Timber use, measurement.
  • Jointing methods you may need to use could involve dowelling, widening, or biscuit joining. 
  • Machine tools – Bandsaw,  drill press, biscuit jointer, sander.



Learning Areas:

Year 9, Year 9 Options, Technology - Hangarau