Class Calendar

168 Calendar Fall 2011

8/24/11            Introduction

                        Video

8/29/11            Shop video

                        Shop walk-through

                        Shop test review

8/31/11           Shop test

                       Demo: crosscut, joint and plane a 2x4

                       

9/5/11              Labour Day, no class

9/7/11              Work time: Milling and ripping (finish for next class)

                        Demo: Rip, cut rabbet, cut bevel

                       

9/12/11            Work time: cut molding, cut bevel

                        Demo: Mitre, glue, spline

9/14/11            Slide show, discussion of purchasing wood

                        Work time

9/19/11            Field trip to Global Hardwood, then Aura Hardwood.

                        Bring back African Mahogany.

9/21/11            Turn in pine frames.

                        Sanding and finishing demo.

                        Begin milling mahogany.

9/26/11            First blog entry due.

                        Mortise-machine demo

                        Tenon demo

                        Work time. Homework: Rip mahogany and make                                                                                     molding.

9/28/11            Work day: mitre cutting, gluing frames.

10/3/11            Spline frames. Homework: sand and finish frames for                                                                         next Monday.

10/5/11            Slides and video, "Making a Shaker Table."

10/10/11          Mahogany frame critique.

                        Discussion of measured drawings. Homework for                                                                                     Monday: make a measured drawing of your table

10/12/11          Figure out wood-buying groups

                        Start milling, marking and mortising 2 x 4 sample

                                   

10/17/11          Mark and cut tenon in 2 x 4 sample. Start dividing up                                                                         and milling the wood for your table frame.

10/19/11          Discuss sample mortise and tenons.

                        Demo: Milling and marking legs

                        Mortising legs

10/24/11          Discuss measured drawings with me.           

                        Begin dividing up boards and milling them

                       

10/26/11          Second blog entry due.

                        Demo: Milling aprons, marking tenons

                        Homework: mill legs and aprons.

10/31/11          Demo: cutting and fitting tenons

                        Biscuit-slots in aprons

                        Work time: mark mortises, cut mortises

11/2/11            Demo: milling and biscuiting top

11/7/11            Demo: gluing up table top

11/9/11            Demo: tapering legs

                        Sanding

11/14/11          Demo: gluing up table assembly (part A.)                       

11/16/11          Demo: gluing up table assembly (part B)                       

Demo:             Demo: Cutting top to size on the sliding table

                        Routing the edge of table top

11/21/11          Demo: final sanding, attaching table top hardware,                                                                                     finishing.

11/23/11          Work!

(Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday and Friday)

11/28/11          Work!

11/30/11          Third blog entry due.

                        Work!

12/5/11            Work!

12/7/11            Final Critique

12/12/11          2.45-5.00 Final Exam day: photo shoot.