| Building layout photos |
| Students learn to use a variety of power tools, such as: |
Power drill
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Skill saw
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Chop saw
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Radial arm saw
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Table saw
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Jointer
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Router
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Closeup of the router on a router table
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Planer
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Band saw
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Students practice using a Ramset "gun" to shoot a nail into wood and concrete (used to help secure the frame of a house to the concrete foundation)
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| To gain experience with concrete and woodworking, this class built tables with a concrete top and a wooden base. This and other projects introduce the students to a variety of power tools. |
Using the jointer to remove uneveness from the table legs
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Assembling table base
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Staining table's wooden base
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Concrete table is done!
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| For the concrete unit, this class created a steppingstone. Each student built a wooden form to shape and hold the concrete until it cured (hardened). |
Adding concrete to a form
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Screeding concrete (making the top flat and even)
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Trowling concrete - first step to to smoothing the top of the concrete.
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The final step is to use an edging tool to create a clean edge.
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More woodworking:: Cutting wood for a set of steps
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Marking where risers (side boards holding steps) are to be cut
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Cutting risers for tread (steps)
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Connecting risers
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Back vertical braces are added...and the risers are even and stable!
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Connecting the bottom brace
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Finishing the supports
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Rounding the corners of the tread with a router
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Step after being routed
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Finished!
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| Students get more carpentry experience by building a toolbox... |
using a band saw to cut out the ends of a tool box,
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using a router to make the toolbox handle round
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Sanding the toolbox
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Finished tool box - ready to take home!
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