Mr. Chute

Mon, Nov 30 - Fri, Dec 4

• Current project progressing well for most students

WEEK 13

Fri, Nov 27

• Concept of "scrap" lumber versus "garbage" lumber explained. Hopefully this will reduce waste.

• Current project continued.

• Dados and rabbets and grooves, oh my!

Thurs, Nov 26

• Current project continued.

• Several students are throwing perfectly good (read expensive) lumber in the trash. Why?

Wed, Nov 25

• Reviewed behavioural expectations of students at Cawthra Park and specifically in a shop environment.

• Learned of the family that we will help support this Christmas for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Peel.

• Continued work on the current project.

Tues, Nov 24

• Mr. Chute was away today

• Viewed "Building Big: Bridges" part of an excellent PBS documentary series

• VERY POOR BEHAVIOUR continued for supply/on-call teachers. Mr. Parcher, from the class next door, had

to assist. This is an embarrassment for the class and Mr. Chute personally.

• The tone of this course will now change.

Mon, Nov 23

• Slide top box construction continued

• VERY POOR BEHAVIOUR from many students

• VERY POOR CLEAN UP from duty roster students

• Return of picture frames at the end of class which I had hoped to be more enjoyable but the above two

items really sucked the fun out of it.

WEEK 12

Tues, Nov 17 - Fri, Nov 20

• Dressing lumber for the slide top box

Mon, Nov 16

• Most picture frames are complete or near completion

• Finish sanding of complete frame

• 3 coats of water-based polyurethane for a beautiful finish

• Glass, backer, and backer clips

• Discussed the next project: The Slide Top Box (available on files page)

• Began collecting lumber to create rough blanks

WEEK 11

Mon, Nov 9 - Fri, Nov 13

• Dressing of lumber continued

• Machining the half-lap joinery

• Glue up

• Router work for rabbets

• Finish sanding

WEEK 10

----- MID-SEMESTER-----

Fri, Nov 6

• Further instruction on the use of the planer

• Further machining of rough stock

Thurs, Nov 5

• Refresher on tablesaw

• Student demonstration of planer

• Machined rough stock to width and thickness

Wed, Nov 4

• Teacher demonstrated bandsaw to students

• Students demonstrated bandsaw to teacher

• Students demonstrated jointer to teacher

• Beginning of rough blanks and dressed blanks for picture frames

Tues, Nov 3

• Further demonstration of jointer

• Refresher demonstration of tablesaw

• Demonstration of thickness planer

• Distribution of first basic project...a picture frame (on Files page)

Mon, Nov 2

• New course unit - Basic woodworking

• Discussed hardwoods/softwoods

• Began discussion/demonstration of the Order of Operations for Dressing Lumber (on Files page)

• Acronym is FEWTEL

• Face, Edge, Width, Thickness, End, Length

• Demonstration of jointer

WEEK 9

Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30

• Wall construction nearly complete for all groups

• Roof construction

• Completed model house is due no later than end of class Friday, Oct 30th

• Completed model house includes the base, first floor platform, 4 walls, and roof trusses

WEEK 8

Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23

• Wall construction continued

• Completed model house is due no later than end of class Friday, Oct 30th

• Completed model house includes the base, first floor platform, 4 walls, and roof trusses

WEEK 7

Fri, Oct 16

• Wall construction continued

• One group has finished all four walls and has attached them to their first floor platform

Thurs, Oct 15

• Wall construction continued

Wed, Oct 14

• Framing quiz

• Wall construction continued

Tues, Oct 13

• Framing wall 3 continues

• Drawing wall 2 and then framing it is next

Mon, Oct 12

• Thanksgiving Day - No school.

WEEK 6

Fri, Oct 9

• There will be a framing quiz on Wednesday, Oct 14th.

• Framing wall 3

Thurs, Oct 8

• There will be a framing quiz on Wednesday, Oct 14th.

• The quiz will be about floor framing terms, wall framing terms, and span tables, plus any other construction concepts discussed so far this year.

• If you know the terms and know how to read a span table, you will do fine. If not, find out now

• Framing wall 3 begins

Wed, Oct 7

• Framing wall 1 to be completed today

• Wall 3 is next (we'll do wall 2 and wall 4 last)

Tues, Oct 6

• Framing wall 1 continued

• Drawing of wall 3 made available (we'll do wall 2 and wall 4 last)

Mon, Oct 5

• APA workshop in the Library all period

WEEK 5

Fri, Oct 2

• Teacher away

• Viewed PBS series "Building Big - Skyscrapers"

Thurs, Oct 1

• Construction of wall 1 continued

Wed, Sept 30

• Wall layout using the top and bottom plates

• Start of construction of wall 1

Tues, Sept 29

• Half-day early release at 11:30

Mon, Sept 28

• School Success survey during first 15 minutes of class.

• Return your parent survey before October 9th for your chance to win the iPod Touch. Seriously.

• Discussed wall construction including wall components (studs, headers, cripple studs, sills, etc.)

• Several handouts: Model Rough Wall Layouts, Floor & Wall Cross Section, Stud Layout Process

WEEK 4

Fri, Sept 25

• Models to be completed up to and including subfloor

• Joist plan completed and submitted

Thurs, Sept 24

• Installation of floor joists, trimmer joists, tail joists, and blocking

• Most have now completed this step in the building process

Wed, Sept 23

• Installation of floor joists, trimmer joists, tail joists, and blocking

Tues, Sept 22

• Autumnal equinox

• Installation of floor joists

Mon, Sept 21

• Drawing out a joist plan at 1:16 scale

• Completing the drawing is for homework

WEEK 3

Fri, Sept 18

• Beginning of fabrication of structural model

• Foundation, sill plate, and rim joist should be in place

Thurs, Sept 17

• Residential home construction overview

• Focus is on platform construction

Wed, Sept 16

• Cutting and assembly of bench hook

Tues, Sept 15

• General shop safety overview

• Explanation and demonstration of the table saw (a ripping and cross-cut saw)

• Each student demonstrated a cut using stock that will be used to make the bench hook

Mon, Sept 14

• Discussed hardwoods vs. softwoods (rule of thumb is hardwood=deciduous, softwood=coniferous)

• Hardwood and softwood are NOT determined by the actual "hardness" or "softness" of the wood itself

• Examples of hardwood: Oak, Maple, Birch, Walnut, Cherry, Basswood, Balsa

• Examples of softwood: Spruce, Pine, Fir, Cedar, Redwood

• "Ripping" lumber is cutting with the grain

• "Cross-cutting" lumber is cutting across the grain

• Explanation and demonstration of the compound mitre saw (a cross-cut ONLY saw)

• Each student demonstrated a cut

WEEK 2

Fri, Sept 11

• Took up all 3 imperial measurement assignments

• Looked at a shop tool called a bench hook

• Created the 3-view orthographic drawing for the bench hook using a scale of 1:2

Thurs, Sept 10

• Took up Fractions/Decimal review sheet

• The following 3 review assignments are to be completed for homework (in the "Files" section) tonight:

1. Imperial Measurement Assignment 1

2. Imperial Measurement Assignment 2

3. Imperial Measurement Assignment 3

Wed, Sept 9

• Grade 10 Assembly for first half of period

• Imperial measurement and fractions

• Fractions/Decimal review sheet is for homework (in the "Files" section")

Tues, Sept 8

• Course Outline distributed to students

• Course Outline is available for download in the "Files" section

WEEK 1

Mr. Chute

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