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1SK02 Workshop-I

 

Objective:

To get a first hand feeling of different material from soft to hard like paper, boards, thermo coal, MDF

board, soft wood, hard wood, plaster of Paris, metals, mild steel, aluminum as materials of art, furniture,

and construction.

To impart knowledge of properties of different materials and method of working with them.

 

Course Contents:

Part- I Soft materials:

  1. Working with soft materials like paper cardboard, thermo coal using paper, cutter, different techniques of carving & cutting

  2. Using wood carving tools. (For carving MDF board and soft wood.)

Part- II Hard materials:

  1. Introduction of hand tools and machine tools.

  2. Learning the use of hand tools to cut, plain and make wood joinery while making sample- wooden item. (Joint etc.)

  3. Brief introduction to types and properties of metals

  4. Methods of working with metals.

  5. Fixing, finishing and joinery of metals.

  6. Fabrication of a model by selecting a product.

Part- III

    Plaster molding, slip castings, plaster and mould making.

Part- IV

    Preparing various objects with plaster of Paris.

 

Evaluation:

Internal 60 %

    (Class assignments/tutorials, Class attendance, Tests, Class interactions, and any laboratory work if required
    etc.).

Final 40 %

    (Exam, Jury, Term Paper etc.)