Power Tool Basics: Drills and Circular saws

This workshop will enable you to use a drill and circular saw effectively and safely. After instruction, students will have time and scrap wood to build their own creative project to take home, such as a box with lid or a bird house.

Tools used:

• Measuring tape
• Speed square
• Clamps
• Drill
• Impact Driver
• Circular Saw
• If time, we will cover jig saw, chop saw and use of spade bits.

Techniques taught:

• The difference between pre-drilling, drilling, and driving
• Using impact drivers vs regular drills
• How to use a circular saw safely
• Refresher on fundamentals of measuring if desired

Workshop instructor

Erin “Soupy” Campbell has been building and teaching others to build for over 20 years. She lives in a 24’ long tiny house she crafted herself, and runs Carpentry Coach, in which she works alongside homeowners to accomplish their own home repairs and projects.

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