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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare the work
   • Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
   • Tools, equipment and materials are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, serviceable and in a safe condition
   • Product purpose, furniture style and joint type are identified from workplace documentation
   • Tools, adhesives and fasteners are selected to match the joint type
2. Make joint
   • Cutting and joining lines are marked out to suit joint type
   • Measurements and calculations are checked for accuracy to ensure quality outcomes
   • Timber is joined in accordance with workplace requirements
   • Fasteners and adhesives are used to make joints firm where required
   • Finished joint is checked against quality requirements
3. Finalise operation and maintain equipment
   • Work area is cleaned, hand and/or power tools and equipment are cleaned, maintained and stored in accordance with workplace procedures
   • Machinery is cleaned and left in a safe mode
   • Faulty and/or defective equipment is tagged and reported in accordance with workplace practices
   • Off-cuts and unused materials are collected and stored for re-use or disposal following workplace procedures
   • Waste and scrap materials are dealt with following workplace procedures

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Joints include:	dowel mortise and tenon dovetail lap joint biscuit joint finger joint housing joint mitre and bridle joints
Unit context includes:	WHS requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, organisation insurance requirements, environment legislation, and manual handling procedures and relevant regulations
Tools and equipment include:	chisels mallets mortise gauges vernier calipers vices dovetail saws tenon saws coping saws planes files hand drills power drills dowel jigs and power routers portable biscuit machines power planers power saws and power sanders
Adhesives include:	resorcinol formaldehyde polyurethane epoxy cyanoacrylate
Timbers include:	indigenous and overseas timbers
Workplace requirements include:	visual appearance tolerance gaps or play in joints and strength
Quality requirements include:	alignment neatness firmness and acceptable tolerances
Personal protective equipment includes:	that prescribed under legislation, regulation and enterprise policies and practices
Information and procedures include:	workplace procedures relating to the use and operation of tools production planning figures work instructions, including job sheets, plans, drawing and designs workplace procedures relating to reporting and communication manufacturer instructions for the use of equipment and materials

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Performance Evidence

Interpret work order and locate and apply relevant information

Apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment

Follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection practices to:

prevent damage to goods, equipment and products

maintain required production output and product quality

minimise the risk of injury to self and others

Select appropriate joint types for the furniture item and utilise at least three (3) different adhesive types

Produce a minimum of four (4) different joint types in accordance with industry standards on tolerances with at least two (2) produced substantially by hand operations

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate area and estimate material requirements

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Minimise wastage of resources, including materials, time and money

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity

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Knowledge Evidence

Characteristics, properties and selection criteria of adhesives used

Capabilities and limitations of tools used

Matching requirements of adhesives and fasteners to timbers/materials used

Work flow in relation to the furniture items being made or repaired

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