Day 9

On the first day of intersession we learned about all the different tools and what they were used for. We were then told what our jobs were going to be. After that we practiced on scrap wood to measure and to use angles. We then practiced cutting the wood with hand saws. The next day we got our wood that we were going to use to build the ga-ga pit. We then divided the wood into all the different crews. Then we measured all the pieces of wood and wrote them down onto a piece of papper which is called a cut list. On the 3rd day we measured all the angles that we would need to cut and then we drew the cutting lines onto the wood. We then used the mitre saws which we learned how to use in the morning to cut the wood into the correct shape. On days 4 and 5 we painted all the pieces of wood. We painted all the plywood yellow and the other pieces of wood we colored blue. On day 6 we started to find a good place to put the ga-ga pit and then we started building. We were able to get most of the frame done. On day 7 we finished the whole thing. On day 8 we then painted "The Pit" on the ga-ga pit. Next to that we painted all of our names. On day 9 we sewed the bean bags for the corn hole group and then we went outside to play ga-ga.

Day 7

Question: If you had 27 2''x4'' pieces of wood, what is the total width and hight?
Answer: The hight would be 54'' and the width would be 108''.

Question: What was the biggest challenge that you faced today while working and what steps did you take to overcome it?
Answer: One of the hardest parts of today was screwing the ply wood to the studs. This was hard because you could not see the studs when you where drilling so it was easy to mis. The way we overcame that was buy having someone on the other side of the ply wood that would help us line up the place were we where going to screw with the studs.

Question: What is your work plan for tomarow?
Answer: First we would need to plan out how the inside of the ga-ga pit will look like. Then we will start scetching on the boards with pencial and then we will start painting. Then after that we will probably tuch up on some of the paintion and then we will probably be dun.

Question: What where some problems that you faced and how did you overcome them?
Answer: One problem was that some of the 2''x4'' where warped so it was hard to get them in place. The way we fixed this was by putting all our waight onto the board so that it would bend back down.

Question: What was your favorite part of today?
Answer: It was probably the screwing.

Day 5

Question: What was one challenge that you faced and how did you overcome it?
Answer: One challenge that I faced was to paint every part of the wood so there was no place on the wood where there was any paint. It was pritty hard because there was so much wood that we painted so it was hard to look through all of them and it was also really hot out side so it was easy to rush. The way we salved this problem was by spliting our pieces of wood into three piles so that one member from our team would look at one pile insted of all the pieces of wood.

Question: What accomplishments are you proud of from this week? Why are you proud of them?
Answer: I was happy with how the cutting went. My team and I where able to get all of our wood done and in a good amount of time. The reason why I was proud of this is because one there was a lot of wood to cut and that ment that we would be able to start painting the next day so we would be on schedule.

Question: What is the next step in your process to finishing your projuct and how will you get there?
Answer: The next step to finishing our project is to pritty much build the ga-ga pit. To be able to do that we need to make sure that all the pieces are the rite langth and and we might need to do a little tuch ups on the painting.

Day 3

The first day was probably the worst day of the 3 days so far. We learned about fractions and safety. Even though safety is important it got a little boring to listen to after a while and I knew a lot of the fraction stuff already. We also learned about the different tools that we were going to use and what they are used for.

On day 2 we learned about angles and measuring. We practiced with practice wood and we measured different angles. We then went outside to cut the angles. That was pretty fun because I really like sawing. We also made a cutting list which is a list that shows the length height and width of every piece of wood that we are going to cut. That took a lot of our day because we had to be so precise and there was a lot of wood to measure.

On day 3 we got to the really fun part and that was cutting with the mitre saw. But before we could use the saws we learned how to use them. It was actually pretty easy to use them but there were a lot of things that you have to remember when you are cutting. For example, when you are cutting you must be behind the blade or else pieces of wood can fly at you when you are cutting. And you can not put your fingers near the blade or else you might get them cut off. But after a while you get the hang of it so you didn't have to think about it. You just did it so it did not seem so overwhelming. After we were done cutting we had to find a good place to put the ga-ga pit. so we took the base pieces of wood and put them down in the shape of the ga-ga pit so that we could see how big it would actually be. After we found a good place to put the ga-ga pit we then traced the outside of the pieces of wood onto the ground. Today was by far the best day so far and I can't wait until we start painting and putting the ga-ga pit together.

Day 2

Question: When measuring your lumber this morning, what came up and what did you notice that may have made cutting harder in the future?
Answer: Our group noticed how easy it was to be a little off in our measuring which would then really mess up how the pieces of wood would fit together. We also noticed that we started to get a little lazzy with the measuring after a while.

Question: If you had to teach someone how to use a hand saw, what would you say?
Answer: First I would say that you would have to make sure that the pieces of wood that you are cutting are firmly fastened to something else so that when you are cutting, the wood will stay still. Then I would say that before you can really start cutting you would have to make a small indent in the wood with the saw or else the saw will slide on the wood when your going to cut. Then after you do that you want to do small and quick pulls but then you would want to start doing longer and longer pulls. And make sure that the guide line that you are usuing to cut is always right under your blade. To make sure of that you should not be able to see the line at all when you are looking straight down the blade (which you should be doing at all times).

Question: What is the magic number that we repeated 10 times in class and why is it important to remember?
Answer: The magic number is 67.5. This is an important number because that is the angle that we need to cut the side of the pieces that are connecting every wall. So if one piece is cut wrong then the other walls won't match up and it won't fit right.

Day one of JC

Question: What is the difference between a section view and a plan view?
Answer: The section view is the side view where it shows where all the pieces of wood are going to be. The plan view is a (birds-eye) view of how the finished project is going to look.

Question: What was your safety skit about?
Answer: Our skit was about to not get distracted when your are cutting or hammering and not to distract someone else when they are cutting or hammering or else you or the other person might get hurt.

Question: What is the difference betwen a Japanese saw and an American saw?
Answer: A Japanese saw you cut on the pull but with an an American saw you cut on the push.

Question: What does "measure twice cut once" mean and why is it important to stick to that rule?
Answer: "Measure twice cut once" means that you should double check your work because if you cut that peice of wood too short then we can not use that piece of wood any more.