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Manufacturing of Wood Products

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Course abstract

Studying about constructions of wooden products. Creating design for a certain product; making and presentation of its model or full-size prototype. Visiting Latvia's leading wood processing companies and analyzing their production technologies.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge - understanding of designing and manufacturing process of wooden products. Knowledge is assessed by presentation of a certain wooden product and a practice report.

Skills – team work, abilities to design and create constructive solutions for a certain wooden product, making a model or a full-size prototype, presentation of the product. Skills are assessed during process of designing and making wooden product.

Competence - the ability to choose suitable materials and constructive solutions for production of wooden products. Competences are assessed by designing process of a wooden product.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Studies about designs and constructions of wooden products (40 h).
2. Visiting wood processing companies, acquaintance with their technology, production facilities and equipment (40 h).

Requirements for awarding credit points

- design and manufacture a model or full-size wooden product that is agreed on and confirmed with the supervisor;
- present the wooden product;
- take part in excursions to all companies provided in the study practice program;
- write and submit an individual report for each company visited during the study practice;
- the practice report must be presented on the last day of the study practice.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Students’ independent work is carried out by choosing certain wooden products, separating into groups with study mates and collectively designing and producing a model or a full-size product. The main task is to develop a product that is both aesthetic, functional and could be interesting for protentional buyers.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Final grade of study practice consists of: independent work – 50%; presentation – 30%; practice report – 20%.

Compulsory reading

1. Domkins A. Koksnes produktu dizains un attīstība - Jelgava, Studentu biedrība "Šalkone", 2016. 98 lpp.
2. Postel J. Furniture Design. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, inc, 2013. 434 p.
3. Williston Ed.M. Value-added Wood Products. Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies. Miller Freeman Inc., 2011. 218 p.
4. Aghayere A., Vigil J. Structural Wood Design: A Practice-oriented Approach. Hoboken, New Yersey: JohnWiley. 2007. 396 p.
5. Lohmann, Ulf (Bearbeiter). Holzlexikon A-K und L-Z. Leinfelden DRW-Weinbrenner, 2003. ISBN 387181 3559 2 Bände zus.

Further reading

1. Handbuch der Konstruktion Möbel und Einbauschränke. Germany: Deutsche Verlags Anstal, 2006. 398 S.
2. Handbuchtechnishes Zeichnen und Entwerfen Möbel und Innenausbau. Germany: Deutsche Verlags Anstal, Germany, 2004. 280 S.
3. Lefteri C. Wood, Materials for Inspirational Design. Switzerland: RotoVision, 2003. 160 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Holz-zentralblatt. Stuttgart. Germany: DRW-Verlags-GmbH. ISSN 0018-3792
2. Williamson T. APA Engineered Wood Handbook. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2002. 750 p.
3. www.latforin.lv

Notes

The study practice is included in the full-time and part-time studies of the Forest Faculty’s professional higher education bachelor study program Woodworking.