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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Wood processes, joints & finishes

How often Wood processes, joints & finishes comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Wood processes, joints & finishes, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Wood processes, joints & finishes.

(a)A dowel joint is made using?
  1. Screws and nuts through both parts
  2. Wooden pegs glued into matching holes
  3. Interlocking fingers on both ends
(b)After sanding a model, what must be done just before the varnish goes on?
  1. Soak the wood in warm water
  2. Coat the wood with PVA glue
  3. Remove all the dust with a cloth
(c)Which adhesive is normally used to glue wooden joints in school?
  1. PVA glue
  2. Solder
  3. Acrylic cement
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(a) Wooden pegs glued into matching holes

(b) Remove all the dust with a cloth

(c) PVA glue

Your turn: Common Level questions on Wood processes, joints & finishes.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2c(iv), Q3b(iv)
2025Q1b(iii), Q1d(i), Q1d(ii), Q1d(iii), Q3d(ii)
2024Not asked
2023Q1b(iii), Q1c(ii)
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Wood processes, joints & finishes questions

Wood processes, joints & finishes, 3 marks

Why drill a pilot hole before driving a screw into hardwood?

  1. To make the head sit flush
  2. To stop the screw from rusting
  3. To stop the wood from splitting
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To stop the wood from splitting

A pilot hole guides the screw and makes room for it, so hard wood does not split, especially near an edge. A countersink, not a pilot hole, lets the head sit flush.

Wood processes, joints & finishes, 2 marks

In woodwork, what is laminating?

  1. Burning a pattern into the surface
  2. Gluing thin layers, often around a former
  3. Cutting a thick board into thin strips
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Gluing thin layers, often around a former

Thin strips of wood are glued and clamped around a former until the glue sets. The curved shape is strong and holds its shape, e.g. chair backs and skateboard decks.

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