WOOD
Overview
The Wood Shop (Room 108) offers students the materials and equipment required to facilitate wood construction. The shop is equipped with most of the major stationary and portable power equipment used for cutting and machining wood. There are a number of large heavy tables for organizing projects and clamping. Processes undertaken in the Wood Shop include:
- Cutting
- Drilling/boring
- Fine milling/dressing
- Joinery
- Bending
- Vacuum bending/veneering
- Turning spindle/face plate
- Sanding
- Finishing
Schedule
Wood Shop Schedule- Summer 2013
Materials
Consumable materials can be purchased from technicians or class assistants during open studio hours. Please check studio and shop schedules in order to ensure you are not interrupting a class when you go to buy materials. Materials can only be bought using OCAD U tickets. Tickets can be purchased from the Cashier, Monday to Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cashier is located in the Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, Level 1, 115 McCaul Street.
The following materials are readily available for students to purchase:
Plywood
Poplar
Fir
Luan
Birch veneer and particle core
Baltic birch
Particle board
MDF
Multi curve
Masonite
Rough Sawn Lumber
Basswood
Soft Maple
Red Oak
Cherry
Walnut
Ash
White Pine
Hard Maple
Facilities and Equipment
Stationary: Band saw, scroll saw, table saw, radial arm saw, jointer, planner, spindle sander, disc/belt sander, mortiser, thickness sander, large capacity lathe, drill press.
Portable: Router, jig saw, biscuit joiner, die grinder, drill, electric chainsaw, vacuum pump and bag, common woodworking hand tools, carving chisels.
Contact
Joel Moffet
Technician
416-977-6000, Ext. 313
Office: 107a
jmoffet@faculty.ocadu.ca
UPDATES
Welcome all spring/summer 2013 students! Only those students enrolled in studio courses have access to the shops and studios during the summer months.
Please check individual studio pages for updated schedules.
WHAT'S NEW?
Thank you to all who participated in TOOLBOX 2012!
A celebration of studio based education
Wednesday, November 7 & Thursday, November 8