Title: (Optional) Maintain hand tools.
Course: Building Trades I (17009-I) > Section: Carpentry: Using Basic Carpentry Skills

Maintenance should include

- making minor adjustments (e.g., saw blade adjustments, block plane knife/throat adjustment)
- informing instructor of tool problems and identifying when tool replacement is necessary.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to maintain a sharp edge on cutting tools?
- What are the expectations on job sites regarding tool ownership? How is this different from expectations at school?

NCCER Standards:

Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills

  - 00103-04 Introduction to Hand Tools

Carpentry Fundamentals: Level 1

- 27103-06 Hand and Power Tools