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MACHINE WOODWORKING

EXAMINATION SCHEME

There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2 and 3 all of which must be taken.
Papers 1 and 2 shall be a composite paper to be taken at one sitting.

Paper 1: will consist of forty multiple-choice objective questions all of which are to be
answered in 1 hour for 40 marks.

Paper 2: will consist of four short-structured questions. Candidates will be required to

answer any three in 1 hour for 60 marks.

Paper 3: will consist of one practical question of 2 hours duration for 100 marks.

A list of materials for the test shall be made available to schools not less
than two weeks before the paper is taken for material procurement and
relevant preparations.

Paper 3: ALTERNATIVE TO PRACTICAL TEST

The Council may consider testing candidates’ ability in practical work as

prescribed in the syllabus in the event that materials for the actual practical test
cannot be acquired. For this alternative test there will be one question to be
answered in 2 hours for 100 marks.

DETAILED EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

Theory Component

S/NO. TOPICS NOTES

1. Tree growth, structure and types (a) Common West African trees; characteristics and
countries of origin.
(b) Tree growth, growth process, tree parts and functions.
(c) Wood structure: cross section of a tree.
2 Properties of timber (a) Characteristics of soft and hardwoods.
(b) Physical properties of common West African timbers.
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3 Timber Processing: (a) Concept of timber conversion.
(a) conversion (b) Methods of timber conversion.
(b) seasoning (c) Common market sizes of timber.
(c) preservation (d) Concept of timber seasoning.
(e) Reasons for seasoning timber.
(f) Methods of seasoning timber, including advantages
and disadvantages.
(g) Types and characteristics of timber preservatives.
(h) Application of timber preservatives.

4 Timber defects Types – natural and artificial defects e.g. knots, shakes, splits,
etc.
5 General wood machine shop safety (a) General machine shop safety habits.
(b) Electrical and mechanical safety rules.
6 Safety equipment and devices in the Identification and uses of common machine shop safety
wood machine shop equipment and devices (e.g. fire extinguisher, first aid box,
sand bucket, etc).
7. Safety in the operations of Specific safety rules guiding the use of each woodworking
woodworking machines. machine.
8. Wood machine layout (a) Principles of machine shop layout.
(b) Flow diagram of a machine shop layout.
9. Woodwork machines Parts, accessories, uses and maintenance of machines: cross
cut saw, circular saw bench, surface planer, thicknesser, jig
saw, sander, band saw, tenoner, mortiser, router, spindle
moulder, lathe.
10. Wood machining Machine operations involving crosscutting, ripping, grooving
surface planing, shooting, chamfering, bevelling, tapering,
sanding, curve cutting, mitre cutting, tenonning, turning,
rebating, mortising, shaping, moulding.
11. Business opportunities in machine (a) Identification of business opportunities in Machine
woodworking Woodworking.
(b) Feasibility study of business opportunities in Machine
Woodworking.
12. Funds sourcing Sources of funds – Personal, savings, bank loans, co-operatve
associations, thrifts, etc.
13. Operating and managing a wood Setting up and managing a machine shop.
machine Shop

Practical Component

Practical activities will include: Bevelling and tapering;

Crosscutting; Grooving;
Ripping; Mitring;
Shooting, surface planning; thicknessing; curve cutting; Moulding;
Sanding; Turning;
Mortising; tenonning; Cleaning and lubricating
machine parts Chamfering; and accessories
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LIST OF FACILITIES AND MAJOR EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Machines

S/NO. DESCRIPTION MINIMUM QUANTITY

REQUIRED
1. Radial Arm CROSS CUTTING Mc 2
2. Circular Saw 2
3. Surface Planer 2
4. Thicknesser 2
5. Band Saw 2
6. Moticer (Hollow Square Chisel and 2
Chain
7. Tenoner 2
8. Router 2
9. Spindle Moulder 2
10. Wood Turning Lathe 2
11. Orbital Sander 2
12. Veneering Press 2
13. Dimension Saw 2
14. Powered Saw 2
15. Jig Saw 2
16. Spraying Machine 2
17. Drill Press – Table Type 2
18. Drill Press – Standing Type 2
19. Cutter Grinding Machine 2
20. Saw Sharpening Machine 2

Accessories

S/NO. DESCRIPTION MINIMUM QUANTITY

REQUIRED
1. Circular Saw Blade (rip saw, cross ant saw, combination 5 each
saw)
2. Mitre Gauge 2
3. Spray Gun 2
4. Morticing Attachments Various
5. Turning Chisels Various
6. Calipers (Outside and Inside) 5
7. Cutter Blocks and Cutters 5 each
8. Oil Can 5
9. Spanners 5 sets
10. Drill Bits Various
11. Grinding Block 5
12. Grease Gun 2
13. Band Saw Blades (6, 12, 18 and 25mm) 5
14. Mortising Chisels (6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 25 mm) 5 each
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15. Setting Pliers 5
16. Files (round, flat, triangular half round) 5 each
17. Gate saw set 5

SUGGESTED READING LIST

S/NO. AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER

1. John R. Clayton Machine Woodworking Northwood Publication Ltd
2. J. A. Walton Woodwork in theory and Australasian Publishing
practice (Metric Edition) Company (London)
3. D. M. Shaw Woodwork Design and Hodder and Stoughton,
Practice London
4. H. E. King General Certificate Harrap, London
Woodwork (3rd Edition)
5. D. N. Willacy Woodwork Book 1 and 2 Nelson, Lagos
6. Nurudeen et all Fundamentals of Evans, Lagos
Woodworking
7. G. W. Brazier and N. A. Woodwork Bungay, Richard City
Harris
8. J. Fierre and G. Hutchings Advanced Woodworking and
Furniture Making
9. CESAC Woodwork for Senior
Secondary Schools
10. J. N. K. Sackey Woodwork for Senior Macmillan
Secondary Schools
11. Rom Pettit Woodwork Made Simple W. H. Allen and Co. Ltd.
London.
12. John Strefford Guy Woodwork Technology Schofield and Sims Ltd.
McMurdo
13. E. J. Wynter Woodwork Longman
14. Frank Hilton Craft Technology for
Carpenters and Joiners
15. John L. Feirer and Gilbert Carpentry and Building Glencoe Publishing Company.
R. Hutchings Construction