The plan is in place!

Carpentry and Woodworking is a book which includes much valuable information about the basics of carpentry and step by step instructions for everything from boxes to baby changing tables to picnic tables. I chose the Modular Cube design with the following materials list:

1 sheet, 1/2" lumber core birch plywood, good both sides
Brads
No. 4 x 3/8", No. 4 x 5/8" flat head wood screws
White glue
Butt hinges with mounting screws (3), 1 1/2" x 1"
Magnetic catches with mounting screws (3)
Brass knobs (3), 1/2" diameter
Aluminum screw post fasteners (8), 1" long

Tools
Table saw
Radial arm saw
Hand saw
Drill
Hammer
Screwdriver
Sander or sandpaper
Safety goggles

Color me boxes mate

One of the greatest books in the library is called 2000 Color Combinations by Garth Lewis. Who wouldn't want to look at colors all day? Well here are some of my favorite combinations that are possibilities for painting my box or boxes.

Irrelevant

Is this photo relevant to carpentry? Absolutely not. Does it count as a blog post? In my wildest dreams. But is it a super cute picture that made my day? Why, it certainly is.

Well I suppose sunflowers are plants and so are trees and trees make wood and I build stuff out of wood so... Yup. Wise.

Molly's Dedication

Molly took a trip to Panama and still has some blog posts which show her on par dedication to her project. She is running a half marathon and using the resources in the community to find out more about running. Plus I really enjoy her posts and how I can hear her actually saying the things she types. Go Marley! (Yes, Marley)

XDXP GG

Responses to some fellow WISE journals

I looked at Maja's blog today. She is progressing with all parts of he project which is awesome! She has set a time frame for making her tea set and is currently reading a book for research. She also is learning some Japanese- a fourth language!

It's nice to see how her project is going in a direction. Sometimes it feels like my project is disorganized and Maja's blog sets a good example for better organization.

XDXP GG

Week number 1!

As of today (Tuesday), I have three things accomplished.

1. Pieces of wood cut for practice with a table saw
2. Met with my mentor and discussed what kind of things a mentor student relationship includes
3. Took out 3 books from the library: two on basic carpentry skills (one with instructions for a hinged box!) and one that caught my eye about color schemes.

I think after reading the color book and picking out some of my favorite combinations I will make multiple hinged boxes (which appear much like cubes with a lid) and paint them all using my color patterns that I picked out. Perhaps a form room decoration or gift for friends... Hmm... I guess my family knows what their Christmas gifts will be when I'm a poor college student.

XDXP GG

Journal 2

OUTLINE

Week 1
Monday- Sand already sawed wood pieces from previous project
                Do research on drill bits and what kind works best for this type of wood
                        *Journal Entry*
Tuesday- Drill holes and attach pieces of box
               Work on attaching hinges
               Saw molding to fit front of box
                       *Journal Entry*
Wednesay- meet with mentor?
Attach molding and varnish it
Start research on next project
Thursday- choose new project from the basic carpentry book
Make a list of materials and secondary research
*Journal Entry*
Friday- Mentor meeting?
Gather all new materials
Contact Barry Segal about Community Faith Partners

Journal 1

To my loyal fans,
(Dear Reader,)

            Welcome to my 2013 WISE project! Over the next 16 weeks, I will be learning some basic carpentry skills, as well as, well, building stuff. I am going to start small, just getting the basic power tool skills and safety down, starting with making a small box. I will then progress onto more difficult projects, like furniture or a dog house. I have done some minimal work with my dad building a few things and I guess that is how I became interested in it. My grandfather is also an awesome carpenter, but more to come about him. I guess my biggest fear with my project is not staying on task or getting the work done, but rather the "So What?" aspect of my project. This is something we have been working on in WISE with everything from journal entries to just in class discussions. It's the whole idea of saying yeah, we did this or we said this but what is the significance? What is the importance? I think my biggest fear about my project is getting through it and learning some awesome skills but then looking back and saying okay, that was cool, but how is this relevant? In spite of this fear I do think it will become clear to me. Plus it is just really cool to be able to build stuff. With wood.

XDXP

Numba 1

                                                   

                                                  I'm gonna build some stuff. With wood.