Woodworking Project

Project Description

Woodworking is a perfect project choice if you like wood and enjoy using tools and building things. Can you see yourself someday building a table, wood toy, or chair? As a beginning woodworker, you can build practical and useful objects. As your skills grow, you'll be able to make most of the objects in your house or even build a home! No matter what you make, the joy of completing a woodworking project is great. you'll build and construct items using wood and a wide variety of woodworking tools.

Each year you should do at least seven of the required and optional activities listed in the manual. In addition, you should take part in at least two leadership experiences each year. To complete each level of woodworking, you should complete at least 21 total required and optional activities in three years or less.

Project Requirements

Project Books Required?: No

Woodworking project books can be found here

*** Please note, if you do not attend at least one workshop in your project area during the 4-H year, you will be required to complete activities in your project book and turn it in with your record book. The number of activities required to complete a 4-H year in each project book can be found here.

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 2?

• Pass safety test on new tool options
• Demonstrate competency on all level 1 tools/skills
• Read a plan

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 3?

• Pass safety test on new tool options
• Demonstrate competency on all level 2 tools/skills
• Read a plan

What needs to be accomplished to move on to the next levels from here?

• Pass safety test on new tool options
• Demonstrate competency on all level 3 tools/skills
• Help a level 1 member with a skill or project
• Create a drawing/plan
• Mentor a level 1 youth member

Project age limit? 8 and up

Workshops

• November 10th - Introduction & contact info at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the BHB
• January 24th - Cutting & joining at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the BHB
• February Helena Hardwoods - Materials TBD
• March 27 - Finishing at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the BHB
• April Lowe's Tour - Wood selection and measuring TBD
• May 22 - Tools hand/electric at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the BHB
• June 26 - Fair project support/presentation

What should new members know?

• I am very flexible to provides assistance just ask.

Project Superintendent Information

Superintendent: Scott Johnson
Contact: SAJOHNSON211(at)YAHOO.COM or 406-589-8170
How will you be contacted? Text/Email

Junior Superintendent:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeff Bader, Director of Extension, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717