On the day after, Wednesday, I spent most of the day chipping away for the tenons with 5 circular saws. The tenons are 5 inches long and about an inch thick, which is still quite a sturdy amount and will be used to slide into every mortise.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Recent Building Reflection
Over spring break I met with my grandfather for about 20-25 hours worth of work. It started on the cold Tuesday morning, with the first work being bringing wood over to his work shop and smoothing the boards. The legs were made out of a much shorter, thicker board, while all of the supports and side panels were made from a much thinner board. Drilling the mortises is a problem currently, as the square chisel kept sliding up the press. Eventually we drilled out the mortises and next time we meet we plan to use the square chisel and manually carve out the correct area.
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Hi Stephen!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you are getting the chance to forge more of a bond with your grandfather! I suspect he is also quite happy to have you interested in his hobby (and interested his knowledge of woodworking).
I'm noticing that your blog does not have dates for entries. Please add this in as your evaluators need to have a CLEAR picture of your learning a doing over time.
Best, Ms. L