OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• Today's Work Assignments on the Micro Structure

• DAILY JOURNAL:  Starting today the format of your journal changes.  It will be the same each day, and will focus upon your work on the tiny home.  Your journal should be completed at the end of the day, each and every day, and submitted at the end of the class period.  Your entry for today should include:

  1. What you did today on the tiny home (be specific -- "worked on floor is not nearly enough."  "Installed five H1A hangers between two floor joists and the rim joists using the Simpson Strong-Tie screws, an impact driver, 10D nails, and the palm nailer" is specific enough.  You need to use the correct terms, with the correct spelling.  This is all part of learning the trade of carpentry.  If you are not sure, ASK each day.

  2. Two SPECIFIC things you learned that you did not know before.  Describe each item in enough detail so that it is obvious to the reader that you actually did it and know how to do whatever it is correctly.

• Things to consider when working on the tiny home were discussed:

  1. How assignments will be made.

  2. Use of the air compressor.

  3. Use and reliance on the drawings (no guessing!!).

  4. Where materials are (some might be put away today).

  5. Organization of the rolling cart.

  6. Materials in the Finishing Room.

  7. Cross cutting on the track saw vs. the table saw.

  8. Importance of measuring.

  9. Location of nails for nail guns, and bits for the impact drivers.

  10. What clean-up looks like.

  11. Completing the journal each day.

  12. Everyone will be accountable for all aspects of the tiny home, even though you won't personally be doing everything.  Pay attention to what others are doing, and ask questions.

  13. The supervisor's role.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to work on phone holders on V-Carve.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no journal today.

• Students were given time today to work on today's assignment after Mr. K discussed the layout of the Tiny Home Drawings.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to work on phone holders on V-Carve.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no daily journal today.

• Students worked to complete the Corn Hole Board assignment.  Students finishing this assignment were given tasks to complete for the tiny home..

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Alexander -- Continued to work on phone holders on V-Carve.

• Kami -- assist students with the hands-on laser level assignment, and supervise students who get done early with tiny home work.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL: There is no daily journal today.

• Students continued to work on the Corn Hole Board Project.  If still working on either of these assignments, the Introduction to a Laser Level Assignment listed to the right should be considered homework and should be completed outside of class.

• The Corn Hole Board Project, the Track Saw Assignment and the Nailing It Assignment are all due Monday (unless you request an extension today sometime during class).  THIS IS THE LAST DAY IN CLASS WHERE TIME WILL BE BUDGETTED FOR THESE PROJECTS.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no journal today.

• The basic process of building a house was discussed at length today.  Mr. K took students through the process of building a house using the house he designed and built as an example.  Intro to House Building -- Beach House Example.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• ANNOUNCEMENT:  The Corn Hole Board Project, the Track Saw Assignment, and the Nailing It Assignment are all due on Monday, 10/20.

• DAILY JOURNAL: For this journal, refer to the new clean-up assignments given last period and linked to the top of the calendar.  Write down, in your journal, your cleanup assignment(s).  Be sure to look at the entire list -- some people have more than one.  If this is the case, include all of them in your entry for today.  For full credit, state what you are to do at each one -- don't just list it.

• Students continued to work on projects.  At this point, you should be working on your corn-hole board.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  Answer the following questions:

  1. What is a clearance block and when must one be used?

  2. Explain how the dimensions of a rectangular piece of wood determine whether the rip fence, the miter gage, or a sled is used to cut the piece of wood on the table saw.

  3. When is it okay to cut wood on the table saw without the use of either the rip fence, a miter gage, or a sled?

  4. When ripping wood, guiding the wood with your hand is better than using a push stick -- you have more control.  That said, when MUST you use a push stick when ripping wood with the rip fence on a table saw?

  5. When cross-cutting something that is quite long on a sled and you determine you need someone else to help support the end of the board being cut, what should that person do?

• Students completed the table saw safety test and test corrections as needed.

• Students continued to work on projects.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no journal entry today.

• The table safety and safety demonstrations were discussed.  If you were gone today, please watch the safety video on the CV Safety Website for the table saws.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  Answer the following questions associated with pneumatic nail guns (based upon the discussion you heard from your instructor at the start of class):

  1. What is the mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) that MUST be used whenever you utilize a nail gun?

  2. Explain where your hand should never be when using a nail gun..

  3. Why can't you shoot a nail at a wall with a nail gun when you are pointing the gun at the wall from 8 feet away?

• The Corn Hole Board assignment was introduced.  To complete this, you will need to utilize not only the tools you have seen so far, but also the track saw, the table saw, and the Shaper Origin.

• The assignment was discussed.

• Students watched the safety video pertaining to the Track Saw.  If you are absent today, please watch the video linked on the safety page.

• Students continued work on assigned projects.  When finished with their push stick, students were to work on either the Nailing Project, or were to make a square piece of plywood using the track saw.  Mr. K will show some students how to use the track saw.  Then, after being given specific dimensions from Mr. K, each student is to cut a square piece of material that is the size they are given using the track saw.  Students completing this task, are to go and get another student and teach them how to use the track saw.  Peer instruction will be used until all students know how to use the track saw.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  When using either a hand-held router or a router mounted under a table, what fundamental principle should govern the direction in which you move either the router or the wood you are routing?

• Students were shown the safe use of the chop saw.  If absent today, watch the Chop Saw Safety Video on the CV Safety Website.

• Students completed the chop saw safety test in class.

• Following this, students worked on the push stick project.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

REMINDER:  Students must complete safety testing for equipment with safety tests BEFORE using that equipment on projects.  The first cuts project is the only exception to this. 

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no daily journal today.

• Students worked to complete the First Cuts Project and the associated safety testing.

• When finished with this, students completed all four of the safety tests associated with equipment used on the First Cuts Assignment.

• When finished with the tests, students started work on the Push Stick Project.  To complete this project, students will need to watch  the Router Safety Video (on the safety page) so that they can use the table router to round-over the edges of their push sticks.  The router will be discussed next period as a class.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to model phone holders on V-Carve and complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop, as well as specific practices associated with the band saws, scroll saws, floor sanders, and drill presses.

CARPENTRY 1:

• DAILY JOURNAL:  Find four other students in the class who you have NOT worked with in a group so far.  Write down their full name, and what their favorite dessert is.

• Discussion and demonstrations for the band saws and scroll saws was finished today.

• Demonstrations and discussion regarding the stationary sanders and drill presses (and hand drills) was completed.  

• At this  point, students were given the period to make progress on the First Cut's assignment.

• Testing for the four pieces of equipment discussed (Band Saws, Scroll Saws, Stationary Sanders, and Drill Presses) should be completed (with test corrections) this week if possible.

• Students were asked to obtain a piece of wood for the First Cuts Project, place their name on it, and place it within their period's storage cabinet in the shop at the end of the period.

CARPENTRY 2 &3:

• Continued to work to complete safety training.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will be able to access the class website, the Canvas class, complete the initial class survey, and access the class syllabus and contract.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will understand the difference between woodworking and carpentry, and the hands-on experiences that are possible this semester.

Students completed the Initial Class Survey.

Students were given a brief introduction to the class.

SAFETY SCORE:  Students will receive a safety score approximately once a quarter.  Students begin with a full score.  While working in the shop over the course of the quarter, points are deducted from this score each time the student is observed using a machine improperly or otherwise not complying with safety rules and procedures.  Score deductions depend upon the severity of the infraction.  Minor errors will not incur a deduction.  So . . . best practice this year when you are out in the shop?  When in doubt about something, ASK!

CARPENTRY 1:

• The CVHS Safety Website was introduced.  Next, students completed the General Shop Safety Test on Canvas.

• Random teams were formed once again.  This time, students were asked to go to the shop and brainstorm a list of ten safety rules they believe that all users should abide by when in the shop.  

• The instructor reviewed group responses and supplemented as needed to ensure these General Safety Guidelines were discussed.

• Time permitting, discussion was started on the first pieces of shop equipment to be used in the class -- the band saws and scroll saws.

CARPENTRY 2 & 3:

• DAILY ROUTINE:

  1. Go to your locker.

  2. Remove your safety glasses.  (YOU WILL BE MARKED TARDY IF YOUR GLASSES ARE STILL IN THE LOCKER WHEN THE BELL RINGS).

  3. This year there are absolutely no phones or earbuds allowed during class.   If Mr. K sees them, even in a pocket on your person during class but not out, school policy requires him to take the phone for the rest of the day.

  4. At the moment, you DO NOT have a daily journal.  Nevertheless, navigate to this web page each day.  Check for any announcements.  Occasionally, there may be something you will be prompted to do.  If so, complete what is requested of you.

  5. Resume work on your projects.

• SAFETY TESTING:  While you have used the equipment before, you still must complete safety testing.  Mr. K wishes this to be as efficient as possible while still being effective in refreshing you on safety procedures.  For you, safety testing will be completed largely in an autonomous mode.  The basic procedure will look like this:

  1. Student may participate in the classroom demonstration and discussion of the safety associated with a piece of equipment as it takes place.  The student watches / reviews the provided video and/or reads the printed guidelines provided on the CV Safety Website for the  equipment in question.  In some cases you may be so familiar with a piece of equipment that you can move right to the test.  However, your instructor requests that you review if you feel the need.  The score you receive on each safety test will be the score entered into the gradebook 

  2. The student will complete the online safety test in Canvas.

  3. After the test is submitted on Canvas, students must complete test corrections, providing stand-alone statements that indicate the key concepts for any question improperly answered on the test.  A hardcopy of these safety test corrections must be turned into the turn-in basket in the room.

  4. Videos and printed resources (but no other student or individual) can be used by the student to complete the online tests.

• Carpentry 2 students worked to complete safety testing.