OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the basic use of many of the machines in the shop by completing their first projects.

DAILY JOURNAL:  Answer the following questions with respect to glued laminations (discussed in class last period):

1. What is the difference between the white (or yellow) glue, and the glue in the bottles with the green label?

2. What type of glue do you want to use with your cutting boards?  Why?

3. How long must clamps be left on a project that is being glued?

4. How long must you wait before continuing to work on a project that has been glued before you can work on it again and stress the glued joint?

5. If you must leave something out and clamped to allow glue to dry, what must you do before the next class period?

6. What is the purpose for using stand-offs (the t-shaped boards)?

7. What are cauls (the boards with tape on one side) used for?

8. Why must you clamp the cauls so the clamp is clamping over the wood being glued?  Why can't you just put the clamps on the cauls at the ends of the cauls?

9. Explain how you determine how many clamps you need to use on the pieces that are actually being glued.  Hint:  it has to do with the width of the boards being glued.

After this, students continued to work on the following in this order of priority:

1. Complete all safety tests and corrections (General Safety, Band Saws, Scroll Saws, Stationary Sanders, Drill Presses, Routers, Table Saw, Planer)

2. Finish First Cuts

3. Perform an initial cut with the Table Saw with the instructor watching.

4. Finish the Push Stick Assignment.

5. Work on the bird house project.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will master the general safety practices associated with use of the shop.

SHOP CLEAN-UP LISTS:  All students have been assigned a clean-up task to perform at the end of each day that we utilize the shop (linked to the top of this page).

1. When it is time to clean-up each day, you are to thoroughly clean your assigned area and/or equipment.  Brush off the equipment or table first, and use a hand broom to get around the edge of the equipment before sweeping with a floor broom.

2. When finished with your area, find something else in the shop that needs to be cleaned and continue cleaning until Mr. K says it is okay to return to the classroom.

3. Students will (or will not) receive a point each day for cleaning their area AND productively cleaning after they are finished with their assignment until Mr. K indicates students can go back into the classroom.

4. Students who clean their area, but then fail to continue to clean with everyone else until Mr. K indicates it is time to go back into the classroom will not receive the point for the day.

5. No one should be in the classroom before Mr. K indicates the shop is clean.

DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no daily journal today.

Mr. K discussed and performed demonstrations on the planer.  This tool will nearly always be necessary to use in order to get a straight face and edge on a board to be used for a project.  If gone today, please watch the safety video linked to the CV Safety Page.  The test on the planer will be given next period if there is not enough time to complete it this period.  You may also complete it online.

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.

DAILY JOURNAL:  Regarding the use of the Chop Saw:

1. Explain fully why you should never cross your arms when using the Chop Saw.

2. If you are trying to cut a curved or bowed piece of wood on the chop saw, what are three things you can do to minimize the risk of a kickback?

3. If you feel a piece of wood is too bowed and curved to cut safely on the chop saw, what tool should you use to cut it?

Students were shown two videos about the brake system on the table saws and what a kick back is.

2. • Video of the Sawstop Table Saw Brake System

   • Video demonstration a kickback on the table saw.  Don't even think about doing this at home . . . or anywhere else!

   • Video demo of a kickback on the table saw (by Jonathan Katz-Moses).

Students were shown the safe operation of the Table Saw.  If absent today, students should watch the video on the safety page.  The Table Saw test will be next period.

After this, students continued to work on the following in this order of priority:

1. Complete all safety tests and corrections (General Safety, Band Saws, Scroll Saws, Stationary Sanders, Drill Presses, Routers)

2. Finish First Cuts

3. Perform an initial cut with the Table Saw with the instructor watching.

4. Finish the Push Stick Assignment.

5. Work on the bird house project.

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.

DAILY JOURNAL:  There was no daily journal today.

Students were shown the safe use of both table-mounted and hand-held routers.

Students completed the router safety test in class.

Following this, students worked on the push stick project.

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.

DAILY JOURNAL:  Answer the following questions (after watching today's demonstrations):

1. 1. Which of the three stationary sanders is most likely to throw a piece of wood, and why?

   2. What must you remember when using a hole saw and its arbor on a drill press?

   3. How many clamps must be loosened to raise or lower the tables on the Laguna drill presses?

   4. How many clamps must be loosened to swivel the table on the Laguna drill presses?

Students were given the period to work on their First Cuts Project and safety tests and test corrections.  Testing for the four pieces of equipment discussed (Band Saws, Scroll Saws, Stationary Sanders, and Drill Presses) should be completed (with test corrections) by Tuesday if possible.

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.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE:  Starting today, the daily routine to start each class should look like this:

• Go to your locker.

• Remove your safety glasses.

• Open your Woodworking Daily Journal document and add a heading with today's date below previous entries.

• Navigate to this web page.  Under DAILY JOURNAL, complete what is requested of you, adding it to your single document that is your Woodworking Daily Journal.

• When finished, submit your revised document to the Canvas assignment (yes, you must resubmit each day of class -- it does not update in Canvas automatically).

• Eventually at this point you can then proceed to the shop to work on projects unless Mr. K indicates otherwise.

• You will keep adding to your journal each day.  Doing this will allow Mr. K to get the class started and take attendance while you are learning/reviewing/completing something that is needed.

• If you are absent from class, you must still complete your daily journal.

• Journal grading will be unannounced -- meaning, grading will occur on whatever is (or isn't) submitted to Canvas.  Why?  Because journals should be maintained and kept up-to-date.  Missing entries will receive a zero for that journal assessment.

• Journal entries MUST be correct when there are correct responses to be made.  Therefore, do what it takes to make sure you know what correct responses should be.  At other times, entries will be graded on the quality of responses.  The journal is your instructor's way of ensuring that everyone knows and understands key pieces of information.  If you are ever unsure, ask for help!

DAILY JOURNAL:  Students were directed to open up a blank Google Doc, and then save it as their Woodworking Daily Journal.  For today's entry, answer the following questions regarding the course syllabus:

• 1. How much is an assignment penalized if turned in late?

  2. What must you do to request an extension on an assignment?

  3. If you wish to replace a score or recover points on something, what must you do?

  4. To be considered for rounding of your final grade at the end of the semester, what must be true?

Students completed test corrections for the General Safety Test as necessary.

• TEST CORRECTIONS must be done immediately after taking a test if you want full credit for them.  Test corrections must be done before a student is approved to use the piece of equipment in question, however corrections do not replace the test score.  They have a score themselves.  Students getting 100% on a safety test will receive full points for their test correction score for that test.  For full credit, they must meet the following criteria ON THE FIRST SUBMITTAL:

  1. Student's name

  2. Name of the test

  3. The number(#) of the problem on the test that was (were) missed.

  4. A correct, stand-alone statement that correctly communicates all of the information from the problem.

  5. It is legible; exceedingly poor handwriting will be returned to you.

  6. It is completed on a FULL sheet of paper -- no partial sheets.

Discussion and demonstrations for the bandsaws and scroll saws were started today.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will begin to understand the basics of the woodshop, as well as start to form relationships with other members of their class.

Students were assigned a pair of safety glasses and a locker to place them within.

Students worked in teams (randomly assigned) to complete a CV Woodshop Scavenger Hunt.

1. Teams were formed randomly by the teacher.

2. Teams were given a minute or two to learn the names of all their team members.

3. One initial task was handed out to all groups.  Once each team had a task slip in their possession, the teacher told all groups to look at their task.

4. Together, groups completed their tasks.  When finished, teams reported to the teacher.  A different team member must give the answer each time the team approaches the teacher before a team member can repeat as the person who provides the answer.  

   • SCORING:

   • If the task was successfully completed and the reporter successfully says the name of each of their team members, the team scores a point.

   • If the task was successfully completed but the reporter fails to give all team member names correctly, the team earns 1/2 point.

   • If the task is not successfully completed or the answer is wrong, the team looses a point.

   • There are no "passes".  If you don't know the answer, apply common sense and, in some cases, you might have to just guess. 

   • The team with the most points at the end wins.