# Junior Cert Wood Technology: Tools, Machines & Safety questions

> Every Junior Cert Wood Technology exam question on Tools, Machines & Safety, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Principles and practices: marking out, hand saws and chisels, planes, sharpening, power tools, the pillar drill, woodturning lathe and sanders, and safe workshop practice.

13 past Wood Technology questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q1 (34 marks): tree structure, woodwork joints - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (33 marks): veneers, woodwork joints, product design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2025

- Q1 (31 marks): hardwoods and softwoods, photosynthesis - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (27 marks): timber conversion, carving, native irish trees - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q4 (36 marks): woodwork joints, product design, working drawings - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2024

- Q1 (27 marks): native irish trees, woodwork joints - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (22 marks): surface finishes, design brief - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q5 (27 marks): wood defects, product design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2023

- Q2 (28 marks): surface finishes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q3 (30 marks): seasoning, timber selection - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2022

- Q1 (26 marks): woodwork joints, fixings, wood defects - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (32 marks): manufactured boards, surface finishes, working drawings - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q4 (28 marks): marquetry, veneers, product design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

## Related

- [Trees & Forestry](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/trees-forestry)
- [Timber & Materials](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/timber-materials)
- [Joints & Assembly](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/joints-assembly)
- [Finishes & Woodcraft](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/finishes-woodcraft)
- [Design & Communication](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/design-communication)
- [All Wood Technology past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech)