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.