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Woodwork
Diary:
Making a coffee table - Week 1
Without
actually having any wood on my first lesson, I wasn't able to start
sawing or sanding, but I was able to talk to Paul about my ideas
and I drew a sketch of what I'd like to make. I'd originally wanted
to make a big cabinet to go in my hallway, but there's not really
any storage at the college, so you have to be able to bring in your
work every week.
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My
coffee table sketch
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I thought
a coffee table would just about fit in my car, so I drew out a simple
sketch. As you can see, I was going to create some type of checker-board
top, possibly even make it a chess table - but then I had a brain
wave (well I thought it was!) - why not give it a glass top with
a section below to display things in?
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My
cutting list
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Paul
and I discussed the best way to make the table, what type of wood
I should use and then he left me to draw up a cutting list.
The
cutting list is useful when you speak to the people who supply your
wood. It tells them exactly what measurements you need and how much
wood you require in total. It's normally written out in how many
pieces you need - at length, width and thickness. For example, you
may need two pieces of wood, 40cm long, 5cm wide and 3cm thick.
You would write this - 2 @ 40 x 5 x 3.
I figured
out what measurements I'd like and made up my list. I wanted the
table to be in a light wood and Paul suggested ash, cherry or maple.
He told me to try ringing his friend Nick Garner who might have
some spare wood that would be suitable for my project.
So
next week, providing I've found some wood, I'll be learning some
new skills and sawing the various pieces of wood to size!
Check
back to see if I managed to find any wood and to find out what happened
in Week 2. Next week »
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