This course covers safety, logistics, and operation of both stationary and portable power tools available in the industrial design wood shop. The course leads to shop certification, and upon its successful completion, enables the students to use the industrial design wood shop facilities responsibly during their matriculated stay at Pratt. There is a fee associated with this course.

In this undergraduate course, work is assigned on an individual basis under advisement by a faculty member, and in consultation with the department's chairperson. This course provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to pursue a project that goes beyond the existing curriculum or facilities.