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