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Trimming lumber down to size comes easy with this modern
planer being used by Bill Russell and Ron Wainer.
Richard Walker and Rod Chapman turn out bowls on the modern wood lathes in the Building
Construction Technology shop.
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BY K. QTTEWS44.
Building Construction.
Teacher
As One Walks, into this
new shop, it Is hard to rea-
lize that it was previously
the boys' gymnapipin,
A partition has been built
across the one end to create
rooms for storage and fin-
ishing and to house the wood
shavings collector. The ceil-
ing has been dropped and
tiled to improve the former-
ly poor acoustics. A bright
decor of palm green and var,
nished cupboards combined
with the focal green of the
machines gives the whole
room a bright and spacious
effect.
This Building Construc-
tion Technology shop is de-
signed to teach boys the prin-
ciples and techniques of all
types of building construc-
tion. ThiS includes hense
building, concrete form
work, industrial construction
and all related work such as
built-in cabinets, sash, trial,
and finishing.
We wish especially to In-
clude in our instruction all
the operations that are found
locally, particularly those at
DaShWOod IndeStrles and the
mobile home plants. When a
boy completes this course,
he should have a working
knowledge and an apprecia-
tion of all phases of wood-
working.
It is obvious that he will
never work in all areas, but
the principles learned will
make him a more skilled
operator in his own field.
Besides being required to
follow acceptable practices
conforming to the regula-
tions' of the Building. Code,
students are required to
know the wood technology,
stresses, and mathematical
reasons for these rules.
For example, the student
must be able to pre-cut the
rafters and roof members
on the ground and to under-
stand the mathematics of
roof triangles.
Other problems with which
they deal are floor loads on
girders and joists, calcula-
tion and cost of all materials
required, amount of roofing
for different types of roofs,
and the stress on trusses
and headers. A knowledge
of the builders' transit level
is also required for squar-
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ass Wedarai44*.
See tie etsiarl's
moo jeardlitied
trig up headings, leveling
foundations, plumping walls,
and locating weeping tile
grades.
How ciees a teacher suc-
cessfully achieve this dual
approach to the Building
Constrectiori course since
it is obvious that every stu-
dent cannot pop a pole barn,
a set of kitchen Cahinets,
and a bow window?
The first aim in Grades
9 and 10 is to acquaint the
student with the operation
of the equipment. In the first
year, the student will learn
to operate a wood lathe,
scroll saw, band saw, drill
press, portable power tools,
and to do basic operations
on the radial arm saw, table
saw, jointer, and planer.
Most of the hand woodwork-
ing operations are taught to
Grade 9.
In Grade 10 the shaper,
router, mortiser, and tool
sharpening grinder are in-
troduced. Along with more
complex operations on the
other machines, the Grde
10 student is also introduced
to the fundamentals of house-
building structures.
By the end of Grade 10,
a student should have a good
knowledge of the field and
the teacher a good know-
ledge of .,the student before
his major option for Grades
11 and 12 is chosen.
The student majoring in
Building Construction in
Grades 11 and 12 will spend
a greater percentage of his
school •time in his chosen
shop. Then the emphasis is
on greater depth, skill, de-
tail, theory, and a broaden-
ing-out into other related
areas of construction.
More 'carpenters than any
other. tradesmen become
construction superinten-
dents because they have a
wider knowledge of the whole
project. A bricklayer, for
example, is only on the job
for a short time of the com-
plete construction period.
Another possible area for
inclusion in the course of
study is that of farm build-
ing construction, even though
it Is not suggested by the
Dept. of Education. I feel
there would be enough inter-
est to warrant some instruc-
tion on pPle barns, hen
hoeses, cope Tete mixes,
Steel aPPligatiOn, etc/
Projects also play an im-
portant. part by' developing
skills. Small projects OM ,
phasizing hand tools are done
in Grade 9, scale models of
buildings are done in Grade
10 followed by full size build-
ings and sections In Grades
11 and 12,
probably no other subject
lends itself better to the use
of teaching aids, This room
is equipped with blackout
curtains for showing films
and slides and for the use
of the overhead projector.
Many lessons aretaught
from mock-up sections of
buildings.
In addition, where else
could you better see con-
struction than to take the
student 'on a field trip to
Dashwood industries, Gen-
eral Coach, or Dow's Sub-
division?
During this whole process,
the instructor has to evaluate
the student's progress. Be-
sides the usual examination
which accounts for 50% of the
total mark, the other 50%
is arrived at by evaluating
the projects, work habits,
and procedures (including
safety) as well as periodic
tests during the term.
At the end of Grade 12,
he riv.:st pass a final exam-
ination in Building Construc-
tion set by the Department
of Education before he ac-
quires a Secondary School
Graduation diploma.
Building Construction is
a popular option choice of
shop students. There is an
acute shortage of housing
in all parts of our country
today and a vast need for
all types of people in the
building industry. The tech-
niques used in building may
change but the need for the
buildings will remain.
Construction is becoming
a year- round occupation with
almost unlimited opportunity
and challenge. A boy con-
templating this field of en-
deavour could not make a
better start than to avail
himself of the new spacious
facilities in the Building
Construction shop at South
Huron,
There's no shortage of power and hand tools in the shop and a number of students are shown here working on modern saws,
drills, lathes and jointers.
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The drafting shop has not been in use this year, but will in
the fall term. Ron Green shows the modern drafting tables x
available and also the various instruments in the background
indicate that future draftsmen and architects will have the
proper instruments at hand.
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