Speed Squares, hand saws, measuring tapes and screwdrivers are found in the toolboxes of many who work with wood and metal or construct homes and cabinets.
Not everyone knows how to use them correctly, but that’s where the Elmore County Technical Center comes in. Building construction instructor Micheal Miller is not only there to teach his students how to use the tools, but how construction skills can help someone either save money or make a living.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC building construction instructor Michael Miller speaks with his students about the basic history of some hand tools used in building. Miller wants students to know how to use them just in case and to appreciate power tools more.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC building construction instructor Michael Miller, right, gives students instructions on how to use a tape measure and speed square in the shop. The introductory class is used to get students used to safely work with the tools that can cause fatal injury if misused.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Stanhope Elmore High School junior Carlton Stallworth learns how to use a Phillips head screwdriver. Instructor Michael Miller said it is easier than using a flathead screwdriver to put a screw into wood.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Holtville High School sophomore Bailey Broadway gives her try at the Phillips head screwdriver. Students quickly learned longer screws don’t get easier, but harder to install.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / the Herald Stanhope Elmore senior Jayron Pomeroy uses a backed handsaw. The extra reinforcement helps keep the saw straight. Pomeroy hopes the skills learned in Miller’s class will aid him in becoming a better mechanical engineer.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC’s Michael Miller, left, looks over the cut Jayron Pomeroy made with a handsaw just moments earlier.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class give their hand at installing screws into wood.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class give their hand at installing screws into wood. In a few months the students will move up to using larger tools scubas the table saw.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class learn how to use basic tools of the construction industry such as the speed square.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
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PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC building construction instructor Michael Miller speaks with his students about the basic history of some hand tools used in building. Miller wants students to know how to use them just in case and to appreciate power tools more.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC building construction instructor Michael Miller, right, gives students instructions on how to use a tape measure and speed square in the shop. The introductory class is used to get students used to safely work with the tools that can cause fatal injury if misused.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Stanhope Elmore High School junior Carlton Stallworth learns how to use a Phillips head screwdriver. Instructor Michael Miller said it is easier than using a flathead screwdriver to put a screw into wood.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Holtville High School sophomore Bailey Broadway gives her try at the Phillips head screwdriver. Students quickly learned longer screws don’t get easier, but harder to install.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / the Herald Stanhope Elmore senior Jayron Pomeroy uses a backed handsaw. The extra reinforcement helps keep the saw straight. Pomeroy hopes the skills learned in Miller’s class will aid him in becoming a better mechanical engineer.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald ECTC’s Michael Miller, left, looks over the cut Jayron Pomeroy made with a handsaw just moments earlier.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class give their hand at installing screws into wood.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class give their hand at installing screws into wood. In a few months the students will move up to using larger tools scubas the table saw.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
Cliff Williams / The Herald Students in Michael Miller’s introductory class learn how to use basic tools of the construction industry such as the speed square.
PHOTOS: ECTC Building Construction
202300920 ECTC Building Construction 010.jpg
