About the Woodworking Group

Nova Labs' Woodworking group is focused on; the proper and safe use of equipment; sharing woodworking knowledge; and making items from wood.

If you're just getting started, and want to ease into the Woodshop, why not try some "office hours"? Woodshop office hours are:

• Wood Shop Wednesday, 7-9 PM
• Woodshop Office Hours, Sunday 3-5PM
• To sign up for a session

During office hours the Woodshop will have one or more volunteers who can help you with your project. If you're just getting started come in with some ideas for projects. These can be really simple… like fixing something around the house. Here are a few examples of how people use office hours:

• "I want to build a scale dollhouse. What do I need to know?"
• "I just got certified to use the bandsaw, but I'd like to get in some practice when someone else is here."
• "I have this broken doll furniture. Can you either help me fix it, or show me how?"
• "I need to cut this piece of wood,and don't want to cut myself. Can you help me?"

Frank Sogandares - Lead Steward ?? - Assistant Steward

Equipment and Tools present in the woodshop: Tool list

Handheld Power Tools

(GREEN)

1. Drill/Driver (GREEN)
2. Random Orbital Sander (GREEN)

(YELLOW)

1. Angle Grinder (YELLOW)
2. Belt Sander (YELLOW)
3. Jigsaw (YELLOW)
4. Power Planer (YELLOW)
5. Sawzall/Reciprocating Saw (YELLOW)

(RED)

1. Circular saw (RED)
2. Router (RED)

Stationary Machinery and Benchtop Power Tools (GREEN)

1. (none)

(YELLOW)

1. Drill Presses (YELLOW)
2. Grinders (Rikon Slow-Seed Grinder) (YELLOW)
3. Sanders (Belt, Oscillating) (YELLOW)
4. Scroll Saw (YELLOW)

(RED)

1. Band Saws (RED)
2. Jointer (RED)
3. Lathe (RED)
4. Miter Saw (Hitachi, Delta) (RED)
5. Router Table (RED)
6. Table Saw (Sawstop) (RED)
7. Thickness Planer (RED)

- Handheld Power Tools (Circular Saw, Jigsaw, Router, Random Orbit Sander) Safety and Basic Usage Class

1. * Ordered List Item

- Woodshop Safety and Basic Usage Class (Red) - Inactive Class

- Misc. Tools

- Bandsaw Safety (Powerpoint)

Router Safety Sign Off Class Read-Aheads

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Wood Lathe Safety (Red)

• introduction_to_woodturning_final.docx
• Introduction to woodturning
• Wood Lathe 201 notes - Make your own lathe tools wood_lathe_201_2017-09.docx

Table Saw

• Table Saw Operation Overview
• SawStop Table Saw Recertification Information
• Table Saw Safety and Intermediate Usage Class (Red)

Project Classes

• Wooden Cutting Board Build Seminar - Inactive Class

Skills Classes

• Sketchup: Easy 3D/2D drawing, drafting, and design for woodworkers
  • SketchUp Installation Program sketchupmake-en-x64_1_.exe
  • SketchUp Setup Instructions for the Class sketchup_setup_instructions.docx
  • Custom Shortcut Keys that your setup created shortcut_keys.docx
  • Table Model for Class 2 table_for_class_2.skp
  • Table_for_class_2

Baylor University Wood shop Manual http://www.baylor.edu/ehs/doc.php/228017.pdf

* Local Lumber Sources

• Online resource to search for hardwood sources
  • Woodfinder.net
• Virginia hardwood sources:
  • Vienna Hardwoods (Vienna, VA)
  • Dunlap Woodcrafts (Chantilly, VA)
  • Northland Forest Products (Manassas, VA - closed permanently)
  • Colonial Hardwoods (Springfield, VA)
  • Local Wood (Berryville, VA)
  • Herbine Hardwoods (Lucketts, VA)
  • Riverbend Sawmill (Leesburg, VA)
  • Eco-Friendly Lumber (Catharpin, VA)
  • CP Johnson (Elkwood/Culpeper, VA)
• Maryland hardwood sources:
  • Exotic Hardwood (Germantown, MD)
  • Hardwoods Incorporated of Frederick (Frederick, MD)