Industrial Arts is an umbrella term originally conceived in the late 19th century to describe educational programs which featured fabrication of objects in wood and/or metal using a variety of hand, power, or machine tools. Many also cover topics such as small engine repair

Small engine repair

Small engine repair is a vocational occupation that involves the maintenance and repair of small engines: low-power internal combustion engines or electric engines...

 and automobile maintenance, and all programs usually cover technical drawing

Technical drawing

Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....

s—one or two semesters—as part of the curricula. Used as a definite educational term industrial arts dates from 1904 when Charles R.