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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan woodworking through exploration
   • Explore ideas and techniques for own wood objects in consultation with key people as required
   • Review historical and contemporary woodworking practice as a potential source of ideas
   • Clarify and confirm ideas for wood objects based on exploration, discussion and consideration of intellectual property requirements
   • Assess capabilities of woodworking techniques through practice and systematic testing and adaption on samples, practice pieces or a work in progress
   • Select techniques that best support ideas for own work
2. Prepare, maintain and store woodworking resources
   • Calculate, select and organise type and quantity of woodworking equipment, tools and materials based on the needs of the chosen work
   • Prepare, maintain and dispose of equipment, tools and materials according to workplace safety and sustainability requirements
   • Clean and store equipment, tools and materials according to specific needs of different items
3. Create finished wood objects
   • Use and adapt combined woodworking techniques to create desired effects, considering and applying elements and principles of design
   • Review work in progress and make adjustments, as required, to produce final work
   • Handle equipment, tools and materials safely and minimise waste throughout all processes
   • Add value to current and future work process by documenting the work progress
   • Liaise with others to obtain and consider feedback on technical proficiency of work and success in communicating ideas

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

explore ideas, techniques and historical and contemporary textile practice and choose techniques to support own work

identify and acquire resources required to complete chosen work

adapt and use combined woodworking techniques to create a single major work or multiple wood objects that show technical proficiency in chosen techniques

review and document the work process.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

outline basic intellectual property considerations when making wood objects

outline methods of exploring techniques to achieve different effects in wood objects

summarise the main aspects of historical and contemporary woodworking practice and how they can inform own design ideas

describe, for the elements and principles of design, the key characteristics, key interrelationships and use in wood objects

summarise, for a range of tools and equipment used to produce wood objects, key physical features and uses, cleaning and maintenance techniques and storage requirements

describe the physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials and techniques used to produce wood objects

discuss typical work space requirements for producing wood objects including ways of organising space and equipment for efficient work operation

describe procedures for working safely with woodworking materials, tools and equipment.

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