Apr. 8 | Mon. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: The sapele door was finished over the weekend, and came out looking great. I was given a bag of wooden parts that needed to be recreated – these parts were I believe the trim around a boat window. I started with small blanks of teak, on which I […]
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Week of 4.5
Apr. 1 | Mon. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Sand and prepare the stop trim for installation. This trim is put in place the secure the raised panels. Process western red cedar sign blanks: Cross-cut, surface, rip to width, process in shaper, epoxy and clamp. Apr. 2 | Tue. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Sand western red cedar […]
Week of 3.15
Mar. 11 | Mon. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Attach sapele shelf support to shelf Assemble ladders for bunk beds – epoxy all joints, fasten together with threaded rod and acorn nuts. Mar. 12 | Tue. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Continue with assembly of the sapele ladders. Mar. 13 | Wed. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Process western […]
Week of 3.29
ar. 25 | Mon. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Process sapele stock for a raised panel door – surface, rip to width, cut to length, and sand to rough thickness. Prepare the sapele parts for assembly by drilling mortises and cutting tenons. Assemble door – epoxy all joints and clamp. Deliver oak barn door to client on […]
Week of 3.8
Mar. 4 | Mon. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Field install of bunk beds – install cove mould and coping Mar. 5 | Tue. Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Field install of bunk beds – install remainder of cove mould and coping, attach false fronts to bottom bunk, attach guard railing to top bunks. Mar. 6 | […]
Week of 3.1
Feb. 25 | Mon. Hours worked: 8-12 Tasks: Surface, plane, and sand parts for sapele ladders. Cut to rough length. Feb. 26 | Tue. Hours worked: 8-12 Tasks: Continue to sand sapele parts for the bed ladders. Feb. 27 | Wed. Hours worked: 8-12 Tasks: Drill holes through stainless steel framework. Feb. […]
Ryan Massengill: 2.22.19
Lessons learned: Realized an appreciation for taking the time to produce a jig/ spacers for assembling identical parts. Partially assembled bunk bed platform. Components for bed railings, in the process of being sanded. Sanded components for bed railings, pre-drilled and post dry-fit. Bed railings assembled, glued, and fastened.
Ryan Massengill: 2.21.19
Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Assemble and glue parts for bed railings Produce beveled sapele railing cap
Ryan Massengill: 2.20.19
Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Dry fit parts for bed railings, pre-drill for fasteners
Ryan Massengill: 2.19.19
Hours: 8-12 Tasks: Sand poplar X’s for bed railings