Spring 2004

DATE LECTURE/DEMO PRACTICE
April 28 Introductions
Safety
Plane and Square
Sharpening and adjusting a plane; Trueing up stock with plane, square and marking guage.
May 5 Gross structure of Wood
Chisels
Green Sand molding demonstration
Pattern design: draft and shrinkage
Begin discussing projects
Sharpening chisels; Paring an arc;
Plane and Square continues.
Discuss projects.
May 12 Handsaws
Holes and circles
Disc sander
The bandsaw
The drill press
"Pusher" job; Spinning a Boss;Sanding an arc.
Projects ready for approval.
May 19 Forming edges and corners
Fillets
Pattern design: Parting and split patterns
The Joiner
Ripping on the Table Saw
Project design review
Finish Pusher job; Obelisk Job; Simple Built-up Pattern;
Laying out and Sawing large radiuses; Prepare a split spindle.
Begin Projects.
May 26 Project review
The Table Saw: Cutting Off
The Lathe
Scribing w/ dividers and hermaphrodite calipers
Simple spindle Turning; Obelisk job continues.
Projects continue
June 2 Project review
The Scroll Saw
The Joiner
Face plate turning
The half lap joint
Making a simple bowl; Half lap joint.
Projects continue
June 9 Project review
Pattern Design: Cores
Spindle Sander
Making a simple core box; Bowls and spindles continue.
Projects continue
Patterns ready to mold
June 16 Project review
Bowls and spindles continue.
Projects continue.
June 23 Project review
Finish Projects.
General clean-up and shop maintenence

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