Question / Observation
The question was broken down into sections requiring different activities. The students were expected to construct a model of a panel door.
The activities expected are:
- 2 THROUGH HUNCHED MORTISE AND TENON JOINTS
- 2 MORTISES
- 2 TENONS
- 2 CORNER BRIDLE JOINTS
- 2 PINS
- 2 SOCKETS
- GROOVING
- 2 SIDE RAIL GROOVES
- 2 END RAIL GROOVES
- REBATING PANEL
- BEVELING PANEL
- FINISHING
- DRESSING
Comments on Students attempt at the question:
- Majority of the candidates failed to provide the haunch.
- Most of the tenons were poorly made
- Most of the candidates failed to mark and cut the bridle joint correctly, some made a variation of the joint.
- The grooves were poorly made.
- Most of the candidates did not cut the rebate.