Wood Shop Problem Solving

When making a project in shop class, it is easiest to use tools that are easy to use and not very time consuming. Without the table saw or radial arm saw, it would be very difficult to cut joints, width, and length of your wood. Even though it may be difficult, it is still possible with the use of other machines available in the wood shop.

The first step you would usually take would be cutting your wood to length. Not using the table saw for this would be difficult, but can be done with the use of the portable circular saw. Before you start to cut your width, you will need to mark the width with a line of chalk. After you do that, you cut in a straight line following the chalk.

After you have the width cut, the next step would be to cut the length of your wood. Depending on the width of your wood, you could use the miter gauge or the portable circular saw. If the width of the wood is thin, then you can use the miter gauge. If the board is pretty wide, you would need