Question 1
The question was broken down into sections requiring different activities. The candidates were expected to construct a model of a nail box.
Observation
The activities expected are:
4 THROUGH DOVETAIL JOINTS
Marking-out joints
4 TAILS
8 pitches
8 sides
8 shoulders
4 SOCKETS
8 sides of sockets
4 bottoms of socket
Fitness of joints
2 BARE FACE MORTISE AND TENON JOINTS
Marking out joints
2 MORTISES
4 sides of mortise
4 ends of mortise
2 TENONS
2 sides of tenon
2 shoulders of tenon
Fitness of joints
4 REBATES
Marking-out rebates
2 rebates on sides
2 rebates on ends
FITTING AND FIXING PLYWOOD BOTTOM
Planing two sides of Plywood
Planing two ends of Plywood
Fixing Plywood with eight nails
Fitness of joint
. FINISHING
Assembling
Squareness
3 major dimensions