3rd Quarter Overview
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| Long grain (mostly edge) cutting board of ash, walnut, and cherry. |
This quarter the first major project will be a cutting board.
You will need to become independent on the surface planer and the table saw to complete this unit.
You may also need to learn to use a hand plane; and you will need to know the difference between a standard and low angle plane.
You will be expected to be able to identify several different species of common hard and soft woods as part of this unit. (Woods will include: maple; beech; white oak; read oak; cherry; walnut; alder; ash; Douglas Fir; Pine.) You will be expected to understand and name several kinds of made made sheet goods (plywood; chip board; mdf; "baltic birch").
The following handout will be given to classes this week:
Cutting Board Project Protocol:
This sheet and the initialed
approved, and dated steps are
part of your final grade for the
cutting board.
Do not lose this sheet (It can stay
in your locker. You can also take a photograph of it each day, but come on…..) There
are many steps to making a good cutting board, and using this sheet to plan,
and to track your work will help give you the best chance for a good board.
Have a peer confirm that you
have successfully completed each step BEFORE going to Mr. Zartler for his
signing off.
Name: _________________________________________ Period: _______ 3rd Quarter 2019
Due: ___________
The Cutting Board Project
can be divided into six sections; each section may have multiple steps. (Try
not to get overwhelmed by this protocol; think about what it takes to get up
and get to school every day, and you will realize that you do multi-step
operations all the time!)
1) Background Prep:
2) Design:
3) Material Prep:
4) Glue Up:
5) Flattening:
6) Finishing:
1) BACKGROUND
1) You should be independent
on the band saw; miter saw (chop saw) already; you are to complete your tests
and demos for the thickness planner and table saw as soon as possible to make
this project easiest to complete. Please check the tracking notebook if you are
not sure what you still need to do; if there are issues see Zartler to problem
solve. You should also get instruction and introductory practice on the jointer
from Mr. Zartler during the beginning of this unit, though you will not be
required to become independent on the jointer this year..
1A) Machinery
Independence Check: Peer Check
_______________ Date _____________ Zartler _____________
Need to study or demo:
1B) Jointer Practice: Peer Check ______N/A_________ Date _____________
Zartler _____________
1C) List here which edges
of a board can be glued together? Which edges can not be glued?
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
2) DESIGN
2A) Create a scale design
for your cutting board. Attach this design to this protocol sheet (You may want
to keep a digital copy if you tend to lose things.) I highly recommend for your
first cutting board something about 9”x12” or so. Handles, etc., are optional.
Checked _______________ Date
_____________ Zartler _____________
3) MATERIAL
PREPERATION
3A) Using your design
make a “cut list” of the lengths; widths; and species of wood you need for your
board; the cut list, following this model, should be on the back of your scale
plan, or on a separate sheet titled “Cut List” with your name on it:
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SPECIES
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LENGTH
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WIDTH
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HOW MANY
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COMPLETED
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Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
3B) Obtain, or make
enough lumber to be able to cut the pieces above; you will need about ¼ wider
per piece than is listed above.
Peer Check _______________ Date _____________ Zartler
_____________
3C) Using stock that is
square and flat on all sides, carefully mark the wood a “fat” 1/16th
of an inch or “skinny” 1/8th of an inch in order to make a rip cut
on the bandsaw. Illustrated is a marking for a 2 ½ inch strip of cherry. A
“fat” 2 ½ is about 2 17/32nds of an inch.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
3D) Rip your strips of
wood on the bandsaw..
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
3E) Square and flatten
the bandsawn edge by ripping to your exact width at the table saw. (Hint: rip
ALL the strips of a certain width at the same time!)
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
4) GLUE UP
4A) Orient the grain of
your boards so that they can be planned ALL in the same direction. Mark this
direction with an arrow.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
4B) Do a practice glue
up; show this to Mr. Zartler. Sometimes it is helpful to glue up sections of
the board. Consult with Mr. Zartler
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
4C) Glue up your cutting
board. (Be sure you’ve time to scrape the boogery glue before leaving class.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
5) FLATTENING
5A) Determine the best way to flatten one face of
your board (plane; low angle plane; scraping; sanding ; etc.), and the method
that will be necessary for the other side of your board:
1st side
_______________________ 2nd side _________________ Peer Check _______________ Date _____________ Zartler
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5B) Flatten one side of your board; check with
Zartler; then the other side.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler ____________
6) FINISHING
(SHAPING AND OILING)
6A) Plan appropriate procedures
create the final shape for your board.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
6B) Using procedures
approved above, do final shaping of your board.
Peer Check _______________
Date _____________ Zartler _____________
6C) Using appropriate
procedures ease edges of your board. Peer
Check _______________ Date _____________ Zartler _____________
6D) Apply mineral oil (or
other?) food safe finish. Peer Check
_______________ Date _____________ Zartler _____________
