Bedside Table (continued)
Procedures:
- Prepare the wood to the required sizes (see basic planing exercise).
- Locate the centres for the screw holes, mark and centre punch the centres.
- Trace the keyboard pattern on the wood.
- Saw the wood to the correct shape with coping saw. Cut on the outside of the line to leave extra wood for sanding out the saw marks.
- Sand all surfaces and edges to remove all pencil marks and scratches.
- Apply a suitable finish.
- Screw in the screw hooks.
- Hand in for marking.
Materials:
1 piece 14 x 89 x 2100 mm spruce (sides, ends, and dividers)
1 piece 19 x 140 x 400 mm spruce (handle)
1 piece 300 x 400 x 6 mm plywood or hardboard (bottom)
Procedures:
- Prepare the wood to required sizes, using a straight grained, knot free softwood. There are seven pieces plus the bottom.
- Prepare the dado lay out for the sides, cutting no deeper than one-half way through the side pieces.
- The two dividers are edge lap joints at the center. Cut the center divider and the side divider no more than one-half way through the width of the two similar dividers.
- Prepare the center divider handle, as illustrated or with a curved or rounded over edge. The hand hole is prepared with multiple boring, using a 1" bit no closer than 1" from the edge. The remaining material is removed from the handle hole with a chisel.
- Trial fit all parts and adjust as necessary. Remember to aim for a snug fit.
- Prepare the base from hardboard or plywood.
- Sand edges and faces smooth using 120 grit sandpaper.
- Glue and nail all the pieces together.
- Round over all the outside edges with sandpaper to avoid the possibility of slivers.
- Apply an appropriate finish.
* Project plan used with the permission of SIAST Palliser Campus.
Material:
18 mm GIS plywood
Procedures:
This project is intended for a student with intermediate skills and abilities. It is not as simple as it appears. This project provides an excellent opportunity for the student to develop his/her own time management workplan.
*Project plan used with the permission of SIAST Palliser Campus.
Materials:
1 piece - 20 x 40 x 450 mm hardwood (handle)
1 piece - 250 x 500 x 18 mm GIS plywood (ends)
or
1 piece - 18 x 250 x 500 mm softwood lumber (ends)
1 piece - 900 x 150 x 6 mm GIS plywood (sides)
1 piece - 450 x 250 x 6 mm GIS plywood (bottom)
Procedures:
- Use appropriate tools depending on the material selected to size to specifications.
- Assemble parts, using standard procedures, glue, nail and finish.
* Project plan used with the permission of SIAST Palliser Campus.
This project reproduces an ancient game known by many names. The object of the game is to move the eight discs from one post to either of the other two posts. The larger discs can never be placed on top of a smaller disc. The game is an excellent vehicle to teach problem solving, logic, and reasoning. The player who takes the fewest moves to complete the transfer is the winner.
This project is suitable as an introductory project for the Middle Level and can be completed with basic hand tools.
- Prepare the base and legs to the required sizes from suitable material (pine, basswood, or other straight grained, knot free material).
- Do the dado lay out on the base to hold the legs. Cut no further than halfway into the base. Ensure the legs fit snugly.
- Locate the position for the holes to hold the three dowel pegs. Lay out the curve for the two ends. Cut using a bandsaw or sabre saw (jigsaw).
- Drill three 3/8" holes, 15 mm deep. Cut three pieces of 3/8" dowel. Sand one end of each dowel to round over.
- Sand the legs and the base to an even smooth surface.
- Glue the dowels and legs in place. Wipe off excess glue.
- Using hole saws of varying diameters, cut eight discs from ¼" or 3/8" handboard. Drill out the centers to 7/16". Sand the edges.
- Finish with oil or urethane.
See the diagrams.
Tower of Babal
