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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Woodturning

How often Woodturning comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Woodturning, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Woodturning.

(a)On a wood lathe, the part you rest the turning tool on while cutting is the…
  1. Tailstock
  2. Tool rest
  3. Headstock
(b)A bowl blank is usually screwed onto a flat metal disc fixed to the lathe. This disc is the…
  1. Tool rest
  2. Tailstock
  3. Faceplate
(c)Why should you rotate the work by hand before switching on the lathe?
  1. To check it clears the tool rest as it spins
  2. To tighten the faceplate screws a little more
  3. To warm up the lathe motor before full speed
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(a) Tool rest

(b) Faceplate

(c) To check it clears the tool rest as it spins

Your turn: Common Level questions on Woodturning.

Common Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Q5b, Q5c
2023Q3d, Q3e
2022Not asked

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

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