PAGE 18 • 2026 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS Online Online Resumé Resumé Submission Submission SERIES: BUILDING TRADES B CONTEST: CABINETMAKING CONTEST: CABINETMAKING Series Director: CHRISTOPHER STANEY • [email protected] Competition: Blackstone - Carpentry Rooms with Event Manager: Christopher Ward REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF CONTEST Advisors will be sent log-on information for the Championship HUB Championship HUB, which will be open on April 10. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of their resumé to the HUB HUB by April 27, by 5:00pm. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of the Cabinetmaking Memorandum to the HUB HUB by April 27, by 5:00pm. Clothing Requirements: avoid a clothing penalty Khaki work pants, as shown Leather work boots Safety glasses MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES SkillsUSA Massachusetts T-Shirt, provided Hard Hat, not required NO cell phones or SmartWatches allowed Safety: avoid a safety violation or being removed from the contest NO loose/long hair (must be secured) NO loose clothing NO jewelry No sneakers Tool Requirements: Contestants must submit online a one-page type-written resume, failure to do so will result in a 50-point penalty Contestant’s Cabinetmaking Memorandum must be completed, signed and submitted to the HUB, see page 19 for form and details Contestant’s Cabinetmaking Memorandum must be completed, signed and submitted to the HUB, see page 19 for form and details Tape measure or rule Utility knife with blades Protractor Set of dividers or compass Coping saw with extra blade Hammer Plastic mallet Sliding T bevel #1, #2, #3 Phillips screwdrivers 2 - pencils, sharpened 3/16, 1/4 slotted screwdrivers Drill index 1/16 to 3/8 x 1/16 1/4” collet router Combination square 1 pt. Wood glue 1 qt. Nontoxic contact cement 2 – contact cement application brushes Nail Set 6” machinist scale Phillips screwdriver bit set for drill Edge banding trimmer Roll of 1” Masking Tape Power drill 3/8 or 1/2 (cordless or corded) and driver Laminate tools, flat mill file, plastic laminate roller, electric trimmer, flush cutter, bevel cutter Set of wood chisels (1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”) (Chisels must be ground and sharpened) (Chisels must be ground and sharpened) National Skills: Contestants are required to build a small cabinet from materials and drawings supplied. They are expected to read the drawings, lay out and cut the parts, using a table saw, laminate trimmer, hand drill, hinge boring machine and various hand tools. The parts are to be accurately assembled, sanded and adjusted to tolerances as specified by the judges. State Skills: The event will include 10-12 of the following: 1. Mortise in a butt hinge 2. Blind dado 3. Spline joint 4. Spline flat miter joint 5. Haunched mortise and tenon 6. Drawer Corner joint (DBL DADO) 7. Pocket hole 8. Pocket hole dado 9. Cope joint 10. Drawer Front dovetail 11. Machine dovetail 12. Plastic laminating 13. Layout rod 14. Cabinet carcass assembly 15. Assemble and install doors 16. Layout and install door and draw hardware 17. Assemble and install drawers 18. Mechanical draw slides 19. Apply Edge Banding 20. Set-up a dado set 21. Crown Molding 22. Stub Tennon and Groove Joint Online Online Submission Submission by April 27 by April 27
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