EC 743 - An Introduction to Green Woodworking

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subject:

Description:

Students with little or no previous woodworking experience design and build a post and rung stool. Starting with a green (not dried) oak log and using only hand tools, students learn material properties and tool capabilities in the historical context of a 17th-century New England woodworker. Provides the experience of creating a functional stool from basic raw materials as well as insight on life and work in 17th-century New England.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: None

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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