JCE Woodwork case studies
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The Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) is the Botswana school-leaving credential taken at the end of junior secondary schooling and administered by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC). BEC is mandated under section 5 of the Botswana Examinations Council Act (Act No 11 of 2002), as amended by the Botswana Examinations Amendment Act, 2019, to manage and conduct examinations and assessments in general education and to award certificates. The JCE Woodwork case studies are 5 cases and about 2,903 words.
1Table top splits after cross-grain cleats are screwed on
A learner is making a 900 mm × 600 mm dining table top from five 120 mm wide pine boards, planed to 25 mm thick. When machined, a moisture meter gave 12% on all boards.
648 words, about 3 min2Joint choice for a school chair side frame
A school workshop must produce 12 side frames for classroom chairs. Each frame has two 45 mm × 45 mm legs and two rails 70 mm × 25 mm, with the rail faces flush to the outside of the legs.
619 words, about 3 min3Torn grain on meranti rails during hand planing
Twenty meranti rails, each 500 mm × 50 mm × 20 mm, are being hand-planed to final thickness after machining. The learner set the plane iron to a 0.5 mm cut, sharpened it at 25°, and planed all rails in the same direction.
551 words, about 3 min4Blotchy stain and white haze on a veneered bookshelf
A learner has built a low bookshelf from 18 mm hardwood-veneered plywood. Before finishing, the shelves were sanded to 180 grit, and one edge was sanded until the veneer became noticeably thin.
519 words, about 3 min5Sheet yield and costing for six bedside cabinets
A learner is costing a batch of six bedside cabinets from 18 mm plywood. Each cabinet needs seven parts: two sides 600 mm × 300 mm, top and bottom 600 mm × 300 mm, one shelf 560 mm × 280 mm, and two doors 590 mm × 300 mm.
566 words, about 3 min