1. 2. Table 3. 4. Band saw CABINETMAKING 5. press 6. Hand drill 7. PURPOSE 8. Miter/Cutoff saw To evaluate each contestant’s preparation for 9. Disc and belt employment and to recognize outstanding 10. Boring machine students for excellence and professionalism in the field of cabinetmaking and millwork. They also certify that SkillsUSA Inc., the SkillsUSA Championships technical committee First, download and review the General and national judges are released from all Regulations at: http://updates.skillsusa.org. responsibility relating to personal injury resulting from the use of the above-listed power equipment. Contestants will be removed ELIGIBILITY from competition if proper training has not Open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in been provided and/or they are using the career and technical programs with equipment in an unsafe manner. cabinetmaking and millwork as the occupational objective. EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS 1. Supplied by the technical committee: CLOTHING REQUIREMENT a. All necessary power , equipment Class C: Contest Specific — and workstations for contestants Manufacturing/Construction Khaki Attire 2. Supplied by the contestant: • Official SkillsUSA khaki short-sleeve work a. apron shirt and pants b. Claw hammer • Black, brown or tan leather work shoes c. Measuring tape d. Combination Note: Safety glasses must have side shields or e. Two pencils 1 1 3 goggles (prescription glasses may be used only f. ⁄32", ⁄16", ⁄32" nail sets if they are equipped with side shields. If not, g. Block they must be covered with goggles). h. Utility knife i. Backsaw These regulations refer to clothing items that j. Two hand-screw clamps or two “C” are pictured and described at: clamps with a maximum opening of 8" 1 www.skillsusastore.org. If you have questions k. One set ⁄4"–1" about clothing or other logo items, call l. 10" or 12" mill bastard flat file 800-401-1560 or 703-956-3723. m. One set of flat- and Phillips-head screwdrivers and/or handle with Note: Contestants must wear their official interchangeable bits contest clothing to the contest orientation n. meeting. o. Hand scraper/cabinet scraper p. Calculator 1 q. Three 8 ⁄2"x11" pieces of SAFETY REQUIREMENT (80–220 grit) Both the instructors and the contestants certify r. All competitors must create a one-page by agreeing to enter this contest that the résumé and submit a hard copy to the contestant has received instruction and has technical committee chair at satisfactorily passed examination on the safe orientation. Failure to do so will result use of the following power equipment that may in a 10-point penalty. be used in the contest: Note: Your contest may also require a hard 2.5 Fasten parts with nails, screws and copy of your résumé as part of the actual staples contest. Check the Contest Guidelines and/or 2.6 Fasten top to casework the updates page on the SkillsUSA website: 2.7 Glue boards edge to edge http://updates.skillsusa.org. 2.8 Install catches, doors, drawer rail and guides, hinges, pulls and knobs, shelves Note: No additional tools will be permitted. and track and slide for sliding doors 2.9 Reinforce joints with block/ SCOPE OF THE CONTEST CM 3.0 — Cut and shape components Knowledge Performance 3.1 Cut , counter top, / The contest will include a written test. joint, doors, doweled joint, and drawer guides and runners (rails) Skill Performance 3.2 Cut drawer front, sides, back and bottom The contest consists of workstations that 3.3 Cut ends, back and interior bracing require the building of a small cabinet from the 3.4 Cut face frame, miter joints, materials and drawings supplied. Contestants trim, joints, frames will demonstrate their ability to perform jobs or and panels, shelving, spline joints and skills selected from the following list of tongue and joints competencies as determined by the SkillsUSA 3.5 Cut out for sink Championships technical committee. 3.6 Edge (shape) counter top 3.7 Plane stock Contest Guidelines 3.8 Square solid stock

1. Read drawings, lay out and cut parts using CM 4.0 — Design and lay out a , laminating trimmer, hand , utilizing the boring machine and 4.1 Determine materials from a blueprint various hand tools are skills that will be 4.2 Draw detailed plans assessed. In addition, the parts must be 4.3 Estimate labor and material cost accurately assembled, sanded and adjusted 4.4 Sketch shop plans to tolerances specified. 2. Contestant will be given all necessary CM 5.0 — Finish surfaces information by job sheets or prints of 5.1 Apply lacquers, , stains, articles to be constructed. Contestants will /polyurethanes and wood filler use joinery techniques as specified. to nail or screw holes 5.2 Clean surfaces Standards and Competencies 5.3 Remove excess glue 5.4 Sand surfaces CM 1.0 — Apply wood veneers and plastic laminates 5.5 Swell dents

1.1 Apply adhesives, and CM 6.0 — Transport and install cabinets wood edges 1.2 Apply laminate to core 6.1 Fasten cabinet to wall 1.3 Cut plastic to size 6.2 Trim cabinets 1.4 Fit plastic laminate joints 6.3 Prepare cabinets for transporting 1.5 Trim edges Committee Identified Academic Skills CM 2.0 — Assemble, fasten and install components The technical committee has identified that the 2.1 Apply clamping devices following academic skills are embedded in this 2.2 Assemble drawers, panel door and joint contest. 2.3 Assemble ends, back, bracing and face frame Math Skills 2.4 Attach molding/trim • Use fractions to solve practical problems

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• Use proportions and ratios to solve Science Standards practical problems None Identified • Simplify numerical expressions • Solve practical problems involving Source: McREL compendium of national science percentages standards. To view and search the compendium, visit: • Measure angles www2.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp. • Find surface area and perimeter of two- dimensional objects Language Arts Standards • Apply transformations (rotate or turn, • Students adjust their use of spoken, written reflect or flip, translate or slide, and dilate and visual language (e.g., conventions, or scale) to geometric figures style, vocabulary) to communicate • Construct three-dimensional models effectively with a variety of audiences and • Apply Pythagorean Theorem for different purposes • Solve practical problems involving • Students employ a wide range of strategies complementary, supplementary and as they write and use different writing congruent angles process elements appropriately to • Use measures of interior and exterior communicate with different audiences for a angles of polygons to solve problems variety of purposes • Find arc length and the area of a sector • Students apply knowledge of language

structure, language conventions (e.g., Science Skills spelling and punctuation), media None Identified techniques, figurative language and genre to create, critique and discuss print and Language Arts Skills nonprint texts • Provide information in conversations and in • Students use a variety of technological and group discussions information resources (e.g., libraries, • Provide information in oral presentations databases, computer networks, video) to • Demonstrate use of such nonverbal gather and synthesize information and to communication skills as eye contact, create and communicate knowledge posture and gestures using interviewing • Students use spoken, written and visual techniques to gain information language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion Connections to National Standards and the exchange of information) State-level academic curriculum specialists Source: IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language identified the following connections to national Arts. academic standards. To view the standards, visit: www.ncte.org/standards.

Math Standards • Numbers and operations • Algebra • Geometry • Measurement • Data analysis and probability • Problem solving • Communication • Connections • Representation

Source: NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. For more information, visit: http://www.nctm.org.

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