Week 12     14-19th May

Making wooden toys

Task 1

For the wooden toy task i decided to make a tank. I chose it because I love any thing to do with the military. I used a plane to cut the wood then make the tank. I then used the dropsaw quite a bit to cut the wood then glued it all together. It only took a couple of weeks to finish it as we had carpentry twice a week.


Task 2

Write a paragraph to review your project:

1) How successful was your project?
My project was successful because i finished it on time which was in under 2 weeks. i also knew it was a success because It turned out how i had planned it. The base and the turret made it look like a real tank.

2) What went well? 
 Painting it went well because I had a clear design of how I wanted to paint it and i was able to achieve this. The colour scheme was a matte black finish. The black colour suited a military vehicle.

3) What could you have done differently, to make it more successful?
To make it more successful i could have taken more time to put more detail in the wood and paint work. this would include treads on the wheels and a  camouflage paint scheme.

4)Was the choice of toy the right one for the time available?
The choice of the toy was a right one at the time because i believed that it would appeal to boys around the ages 2-5 years.

5) Overall, how successful was the group at making their toys?
The group was successful because they finished their projects on time.

Week 17

Write a paragraph about what happened in carpentry practical this week. What specific tasks were you involved with? 

Today in carpentry was our last day and it was relaxed. We had a lazy day and tidied up. One of the things we had to tidy up were the tool boxes, checking if all the tools were in the box. Later on we  came back to Room 109 and celebrated with 10 Pizza's from Pizza Hut and a few bottles of fizzy. Overall i have felt this carpentry course was quite good but with a few flaws.

Week 16

1) What sustainable materials can builders use? 
Some sustainable materials they can use are.

a)Shanghai screen
b)romblon mat
c)Bamboo

2) What are 2 methods of sustainable building?
one method of sustainable building is using recycled wood.
another method is use recycled metals.

3) How can builders minimize waste during construction? 
Builders can reduce waste on construction sites by making careful calculations before ordering the materials. Recycle left over materials or use them for other building projects.


4) What features can be added to new buildings to conserve and use less energy
features that can be added to buildings to conserve energy include energy effeicent light bulbs, Solar roof panels and install double glaze windows.

Week 17     18th-22nd June

Write a paragraph about what happened  carpentry practical this week. What specific tasks were you involved with? 

We are putting the roof on the shed. 
Drilling the steel and screwing it on.
I wasn't there on Tuesday to participate in the activity's but i got told this is what we did.

The two things i enjoyed doing were: 1.  throwing the seed balls off signal hill.

2. Making good looking bonsais was really fulfilling for me.

Kmk pot heads

Kottonmouth kings - Pot Heads

Click the link and listen to it XD its funny shit

Horticulture powerpoint. Bonsai's

·         The aim of the project. to make a bonsai for yourself and the bonsai garden.

·         Details about your role. to make a really good looking bonsai for yourself and the garden.

·         Materials and tools used. The tools we used in making the bonsais were scissors, for cutting and triming the tree, tooth brush for cleaning dirt off the branches, wire for the bonsai's

·         Details of calculations/numeracy requirements of the project. how long the wire was.

·         Any health and safety requirements. gloves , steel cap shoes, being aware of the sharp objects like scissors and wire.

·         Details about how successful the project was. it was very successful. everybody got two bonsai's made.

·         An example of sustainable practice. we made our own bonsai's instead and buying expensive ones. using materials you already had instead of buying new materials.

·         At least two things that you have learned. that bonsai's need to be watered every day and the chinese gardens are real life scales not miniture like japanese

·         Photos taken during this project. the photos are all on the blog

The steps involved making the bonsai garden

• The project was chosen by our course group.
• the best plan was chosen by the group.
•  we gathered our materials 
• started to make the garden
• collected rocks
• finished the project

Week 10 30th April- 4th May

1. completed 

Week 11        7-11th May

1) Carpentry has begun this week. Write about what happened during the first 2 day of carpentry...

When we started Carpentry we were given a few tasks to do. The class could vote for one of three possible tasks. The tasks were 1. Dog Kennels, 2. Wooden children's toys, 3. Shed.  The group chose the children's wooden toys. I chose to make a Wooden Tank. It was quite cool. I painted it black. Also after I had finished making it Jamie donated the toys to a children's hospital.

In terms of health and safety I learned that I needed to wear ear muffs to protect my hearing, wear goggles to protect my eyes, and to make sure long hair was tied back so it wouldn't get caught in the machines.

2) Assessment questions from Jamie

a)   Name 5 machines in the machine workshop.

Saw
Hammer
Dropsaw
Nails
Sander      
  

b)  Whats the maximum amount of timber the thicknesser can remove at once?    
       

c)  Name all the tools in your tool box?  Saw, Hammer, Tape measure, Spirit level, chisel, tool pouch, pencil, framing square, clamp, speed square

Making wooden toys

Task 1

Write a paragraph about making a wooden toy in carpentry. Include details about why you chose that particular toy, how you made it, what tools you used, how long it took to make.

Task 2

Write a paragraph to review your project:

1) How successful was your project? My project turnt out successful
2) What went well? making and painting it
3) What could you have done differently, to make it more successful? painted it a different colour
4)Was the choice of toy the right one for the time available? yes because it was small and easy to make
5) Overall, how successful was the group at making their toys? not every body has finished making their toys yet but the people that did finish their toys turnt out successful

Week 9 23rd- 27th April

On monday we came to class and made seedballs

we then went to lookout point and looked around and at the view. We then threw them off the edge to let the rain break them down


after all that was done we set out to the quiet community of  Aramoana and collected sea weed.


We came back about 20 minutes late as a result i was late to work -.-

Week 7 26-30th March

Write about your horticulture practical day on Wednesday with Jamie

• First we got newspaper and wet it, then layed it around on the ground ( covering the dirt so that no weeds can grow ) and we got wheel barrows full of white pebbles and scattered them all around the newspaper. the final result is awesome. later on we carved out names and burnt ( if you want) into small planks of wood. I had "Jai" on one side and the other side was the "DICE" logo  from Battlefield 3 ( a video game ) theres the logo to the right>> 
• The skills we used for this activity was using basic knowledge. all was quite easy and fun to do
• I learnt that putting wet newspaper down on dirt stops the weeds from coming through

Week 6 19-23rd March Bonsai trees

Who taught you? Kim

What tools did you use? Toothbrush to get unwanted stuff on braches, scissors

Where were you working? In the white tent

Were you given a tree or did you choose your own? I choose the tree that I liked the most

What kind of tree was it? To be honest I don't know the tree name but it was an awesome looking tree :)

Reflect on what you've learned:

Was it easy or challenging? It was both. At times I needed help to progress but at other times it was easy

Did you enjoy it? Yeah I thought it was quite good. E.g. getting to choose and shape your own tree etc. :)

What skills did you learn and could you use these skills in another situation? Learning to to make and maintain a bonsai tree

Did any problems come up and if so how did you solve them? Yes... I just asked the bonsai lady to help me haha :p

3) Write up the steps taken towards the development of the bonsai garden with Jamie on Wednesday.

What skills did you use? Team work, team building, planning.

Wednesday 14th march 2012

• we went to the quarry
• Gathered rocks
• cleaned the rocks
• Got the rocks and out them in the bonsai garden
• layed wet newspaper
• Layed the plastic cover down for the water
• Layed the rocks on the ground next to the plastic.
• Made the bigger rocks into stepping stones

Week 5 12-16th Monday activity

• On monday afternoon we weaved flowers from flax
• The teacher showed and taught us how to weave
• It was hard to do at first but then you got the hang of the weaving
• After we had finished weaving the flowers we were able to keep them or give them to some thing

What we have done this week at Polytech

• Shaun came and talked to us about the hydroplonics system. He also lets us try some vegetables.

• Began to make compost bins

• It was raining and cold most the week so we couldn't carry on with the bonsai garden.

• We write down five things about the hydroplonics system.

Tattoo imma get

Graffiti

Baseball fail

Bonsai tree 2

Mind fuck

Bonsai tree

First year at polytech

Created a blog