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• VAFW 137: Chair Construction

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This comprehensive course covers the structural, design, and historical basis of good seating devices. Students learn to develop designs and construct models and finished pieces, using classical and contemporary guidelines that satisfy functional requirements and reflect personal creativity. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-137
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• VAFW 138: Table Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This studio course focuses on table design and construction. Students study classical and contemporary shapes and employ construction techniques. Students explore the relationship of structural issues and design. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-138
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• VAFW 140: Cabinetmaking

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This studio course focuses on the design, construction, and joinery requirements necessary in cabinet construction when using sheet goods for both free-standing and built-in applications. Students work with a variety of materials, including plywood and composite boards. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-140
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• VAFW 145: Conceptual Furniture

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course focuses on designing and creating conceptually-based furniture. Students create functional furniture through the process of exploring ideas, construction methods, and finishes. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-145
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• VAFW 180: Woodturning

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This studio course explores the historical and contemporary basics of lathe work. This course investigates both spindle (between center) and bowl (faceplate) turning techniques. Students learn how to care for, sharpen, and use a variety of lathe tools. Students design and make a variety of lathe-turned objects.
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• VAFW 181: Woodturning II

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course provides an in-depth exploration of lathe turning in the traditional, as well as the contemporary context. Multi-axis spindle turning, split turning, and turning in conjunction with processes off the lathe, including carving, shaping, surface ornamentation, and joinery are used to create sculptural and functional items. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-181
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• VAFW 190: History of American Furniture

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Students analyze American furniture in the context of craft, elements of style, connoisseurship, historical influences, connections to European and Eastern traditions, socio-economics, regionalism, pattern books, and related domestic architecture. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-190
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• VAFW 200: Special Topics in Woodworking

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This studio course focuses on structural, functional, and sculptural properties of wood.
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• VAFW 280: Cooperative Education: Fine Woodworking

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  On-the-job experience occurs in a field directly related to the student's academic preparation and career objectives. Periodic meetings between the College Coordinator and the student are held to evaluate the student's performance. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAFW-280
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• VAGD 101: Layout and Basic Typography

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Using manual methods for layout and design, together with current software applications, students explore the relationship between text and image, as well as the design and impact of typography. Students analyze a variety of published materials and complete a series of introductory graphic design projects. Prerequisite:    PRQ: VAGD-101
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