Basic Technology (Introductory Technology)

Defects in wood: wood defects Timber is far from being a stable and consistent material. One of the biggest challenges of working with timber is learning to work within the… Read More »Processing of wood

What is wood conversion? Wood conversion is the process where a newly felled tree is converted into workable lumber. There are many different cuts that can be used to convert a… Read More »Processing Wood

Wood processing is an engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. The major wood product categories are: sawn… Read More »Processing of Wood

We use technology more than ever these days to stay connected to our friends and family, get up-to-date on the latest and greatest happenings in our world and sometimes just… Read More »Carrier opportunities in technology

VOLTAGE (POTENTIAL DIFFRENCE) Difference between points in electric field: the work done in moving a unit electric charge between two points in an electric field. Electric potential: electric potential expressed… Read More »VOLTAGE, RESISTANCE, INDUCTANCE AND CAPACITANCE CONTENT

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS Electric circuit can be defined as the path provided for easy flow of electric current.  It is for conversion of the electric current into useful purposes such as… Read More »BASIC COMPONENTS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

DEFINITION OF MAINTENANCE Maintenance in engineering work is defined as the functions that should be carried out every day in order to keep the plant or any engineering equipment in… Read More »MAINTENANCE

In order to work safely and conveniently on any work piece, it needs firmly secured. The devices used for holding these work piece firmly are called holding vices. Holding devices… Read More »HOLDING DEVICES

METAL WORK- HAND TOOL –  CUTTING AND DRIVING TOOLS  CUTTING TOOLS Cutting tools are tools used for cutting materials by either sawing, filing, chiseling, scraping. Cutting tools include the following:… Read More »METAL WORK – HAND TOOL

METAL WORK- HAND TOOL – MARKING OUT AND MEASURING TOOLS Metal is one of the materials used in technology for construction and fabrication of devices. Metal as a material can… Read More »METAL WORK

WOODWORK HAND TOOLS – BORING TOOLS, CUTTING TOOLS BORING TOOLS Boring tools are the tools used for making holes on wood. The major tzpes are The brace The bits Gimlet… Read More »WOODWORK HAND TOOLS

REVISION ___ is a universal language used for communication among technical people (a) Scaling (b) Technical drawing (c) Sketching (d) Oblique. Technical people include the following except (a) engineers (b)… Read More »REVISION

FLOORS This is a flat bottom surface in or on any structure. It is a rigid building assembly that divides space horizontally into stories. It forms the bottom of a room.… Read More »BUILDING MATERIALS & BUILDING COMPONENTS

Types of building 1. Bungalow: It is dwelling built in a style developed from that of a form of rural house in India. The original bungalow typically has one story,… Read More »TYPES OF BUILDINGS & BUILDING MATERIALS

WOODWORK BENCH A woodwork bench is a platform on which the wood workers perform their wood workers activities. The size of the woodwork bench is usually 2.0m by 0.80m by… Read More »WORKBENCH FITTINGS & APPLIANCES

Freehand Sketching is one of the quickest methods by which the shape of an object can be communicated to others.  This is done by using a pen or pencil. Architects… Read More »FREEHAND SKETCHING

Board practice is the act of learning how to use drawing instrument on drawing board to draw vertical, horizontal, incline lines etc., in order to display good board practice, it… Read More »BOARD PRACTICES AND SCALE DRAWING

Technical drawing is a universal language used for communication among technical people. Technical people are the engineers, technicians, builders, draughts men, etc. It is the language expressed in terms of… Read More »DRAWING PRACTICE