This curriculum guide contains operational guidelines to help local administrators, teacher educators, and industrial arts teachers in the State of Louisiana determine the extent to which their woodworking programs are meeting the needs of the youth they serve. It consists of a discussion of course prerequisites, goals, content, and implementation as well as 15 units devoted to various subject areas addressed in a woodworking program. Covered in the individual units are the wood laboratory; materials; hand tool care; woodjoinery; selection and planning of projects; estimation and selection of materials and supplies; material processing; fasteners; preparation for finishing; hardware; finishing technology; mass production; power tools; and occupational information. Each unit contains a statement of purpose, goals, topics and time allotments, student activities, teacher activities, and resources. Among those items provided in the guide's appendixes are lists of equipment, information sheets, tool safety information, and a selected bibliography. (MN)